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Akkar |
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MECHMECH
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There is no other Lebanese village that has a tomb of 15 meters in length other than the village of Meshmesh. This tomb is known among the villagers that it belongs to one of the magistrates of the village who passed away at the age of 700. The magistrate of Meshmesh was buried in the Meshmesh garden next to his sacred belongings that consist of a forest rich in native trees which is being preserved by the citizens of village.
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MINIARA
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Miniara as a village was and still is known to be the lighthouse of the Akkar region because of its high altitudinal location that overlooks the valley extending from Hamas to Tripoli. |
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BEBNINE |
The citizens of Bebnine are known as the “Dabakat people”, because Bebnine is considered one of the few villages in Lebanon where camel’s meat is still being eaten as a habit. The tastiest dish made in Bebnine is called Debaykeh, the meat of the camel’s foot.
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Ras Baalbek |
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AARSAL |
Aarsal flood happens every 5 years after the heavy rain of June. It width ranges between 30 and 50 meters and its depth ranges between 0.5 and 2 meters. The flow transports with it everything from Aarsal to Ras Baalbek and Al-Fakiha region, despite the efforts of forestation in order to slow down its speed and diminish its threats.
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Bekaa |
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AIN ZEBDE |
It is known among citizens of Ain Zebde that the multiple sources of fresh water springs that flow profusely in their season and transporting water as soft as butter to the village giving the name of Ain Zebde to it, the source of butter. |
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AITA EL FOUKHAR |
The last pottery factory closed down in Aita el Foukhar in the late 1980s. Even though the pottery products of the village were exported to Palestine and Horan, the factory closed down because of immigration and the replacement of pottery with more modern resources. |
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DAHR EL AHMAR |
Dahr Al Ahmar is one of the few villages in Lebanon where woodwork of traditional agricultural tools is still being done by a 78 years old carpenter craftsman. The nay and the u‘ud are tilling tools that are no longer being used in our days in agriculture but they are still manufactured in Dahr Al Ahmar for those who are nostalgic about the old heritage of the village.
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Mount Lebanon |
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RAS EL MATEN |
The traditional manual method of extracting pine seeds is still performed in Ras El Maten because it is considered among the villagers as a way to preserve their heritage. |
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SHANAI |
Who doesn’t know the mad man of Shanai? He is Hassan known as “Akhwat Shanai” who is known for his suggestion to Prince Bachir regarding water scarcity in Beiteddin. He told the prince to line his man up all the way to the water spring and every person should dig his own grave and get buried in it in case he dies of thirst. The water flew to the village when the engineers to do so and the credits go to Akhwat Shanai.
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NIHA |
Niha is known its fortress, the Prince Fakhereddin refugee place until his arrest in 1633. Not only is this fortress carved in the rocks, it is also known among the villagers that after the prince’s arrest, his daughter Chams blindfolded her horse and committed suicide with him from the fortress.
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MRiSTi |
The Jeita spring flows from a rock located in the town of Mristi. Not only it flows through the month of April, it is also known that it had appeared after one of the saints hit the rock with his sword in order to quench his thirst. For this reason, the Jeita spring is sacred in Mristi and it is the destination of the believers to obtain the blessing from it during its flow season. |
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BAROUK |
It is said that Barouk gained its name from “Borouk Annawaki” (the sitting down of a group of camels) that accompanied the mobile commercial convoys and the bandits next to the Barouk spring source during the old days. Its name is also known as the description for the profuse spring of water, the Barouk spring.
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HAMMANA |
The oak tree of Hammana has been there for 350 years. It is the largest tree of the village and has withstood the ravages of time as well as the cutting down of oak trees in the oak mountain of Hammana.
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KAWKABA |
Kawkaba was known for its grape pressing activity that was monitored a long time ago by four supervisors in order to protect this abundant resource that was pressed in Roman presses carved in rock. |
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DEIR EL ZAHRANI |
Man has become able to walk over the river – for Deir el Zahrani’s river is a profuse seasonal river that is distinguished during its dry season by the growth of fluvial grasses along its path creating a strolling corridor for man to walk on in the village. |
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JEZZINE |
“It is enough to say the word waterfall for Jezzine to come to one’s mind”. Jezzine is the site for the waterfall located at an altitude of 100 m and that is distinguished for its water flowing profusely from the Jezzine spring. |
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RIHANE |
“M’azab bi da’ rihano” is an expression exchanged between villagers of Rihane in order to describe a restless child from the village because one of the old habits in Rihane is to cover the newborn baby in rihane powder from the grinded leaves of the tree for three consecutive days. So the village of Rihane is known for its Hanblas/Rihane tree that is characterized by a pleasant scent.
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BKASSINE |
The poet of the town of Bkassine is known for his saying that is engraved on the rock: “knock your glass with mine, a glass two glasses (Bkassine)”. So Bkassine in the eyes of the poet is like the glass, a village surrounded by the chain of eastern mountains, the Niha Mountain and its pine forest.
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