Majdel Balhis Explained

Official Name:Majdel Balhis
Native Name:مجدل بلهيص
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rachaiya District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:800
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:33.5381°N 35.745°W
Elevation M:1100

Majdel Balhis (مجدل بلهيص) is a village and municipality located in Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Majdel Balhis is 95 km away from Beirut. Its altitude is 1100 meters above sea level. The area of Majdel Balhis covers 2004 hectares.[2] Majdel Balhis is located on the western slopes of Mount Hermon.

Majdel Balhis has a large expatriate community in Ottawa in Canada,[3] and the first mosque in that city was founded by a group people from Mejdal Balhis.

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Mejdel Belhis as a village in the Beqaa Valley.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In another world, Majdal Balhis would be a tourist hotspot MAG . www.maginternational.org . 18 May 2022 . en-gb.
  2. http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4580 Majdel Bahlis - Entry in Localiban
  3. Web site: Majdel Balhis Social Club . Majdel Balhis Social Club . 17 May 2022 . en-CA.
  4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141