Beit Lahia, Lebanon

For the city in the Gaza strip, see Beit Lahia.

Beit Lahia (or Beit Lahya) (Arabic: بيت لهيا) is a village situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.^[1] It is located near Mount Hermon and the Syrian border, not far from Rashaya, Aaiha and Kfar Qouq.

Beit Lahia بيت لهيا
Village
Beit Lahia Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°29′0″N 35°48′7″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rashaya District

The village sits about 955 metres (3,133 ft) above sea level and comprises an area of 392 hectares (3.92 km²).^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beit Lehya's population as being Druze, "Greek" Christians and Maronite.^[3]

References

1. Leila Tarazi Fawaz (1994). An occasion for war: civil conflict in Lebanon and Damascus in 1860. University of California Press. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-0-520-20086-9. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
2. Localiban Entry about Beit Lahia (Lebanon)
3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

• Lebanon portal