Majdel Balhis

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 مجدل بلهيص
Village
Majdel Balhis Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°44′42″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rachaiya District
Elevation	3,600 ft (1,100 m)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	800

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

1. "In another world, Majdal Balhis would be a tourist hotspot | MAG". www.maginternational.org. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
2. Majdel Bahlis - Entry in Localiban
3. "Majdel Balhis Social Club". Majdel Balhis Social Club. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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.