| Official Name: | Saadnayel |
| Native Name: | سعدنايل |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Beqaa Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zahlé |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 33.82°N 35.8828°W |
| Elevation M: | 910 |
Saadnayel (Arabic: سعدنايل) is a town in the Bekaa Valley in the Zahlé District of Lebanon. It has a population of around 20,000 Lebanese mostly Sunnis.[1] [2]
Saadnayel lies away from Beirut.[3] The town is located strategically near the crossroads between the Beirut-Damascus highway and the main road connecting the northern and southern Beqaa.[4]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Saadnayel's population being Sunni Muslim.[5]
The town has been the site of sporadic Sunni-Shia violence. In 2008, four individuals were wounded in armed clashes between anti-Syrian majority supporters and Hezbollah-led opposition in Lebanon, which included machine guns, mortars, and rockets, erupted in Saadnayel. Despite the army's presence, they did not intervene.[6]
Up to 35,000 refugees of the Syrian Civil War have also settled in the town.[7]