Baakleen

Coordinates: 33°40′47″N 35°33′30″E / 33.67972°N 35.55833°E / 33.67972; 35.55833
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Baakline
بعقلين
Town
UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
Websitewww.baakleen.com

Baakleen, Baaqlîne or Baakline (

Arabic: بعقلين) is a major Druze town located in Mount Lebanon, Chouf District, 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut. Altitude 850 – 920 meters high, population is 30,000, area 14 square km, number of homes 2,870. Bordering Towns: Deir al-Qamar, Beit ed-Dine, Aynbal, Deir Dourit, Symkanieh, and Jahlieh
.

History

Founded in the 12th century by the

Deir el Qamar. Today, Baakline is an important Druze town and seat of the sect's religious leader. The beautiful grand serail, the main administrative building of Baakline before World War II, has been restored and transformed into a public library. In the area of the Serail are some Druze
religious buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries, including, ancient tombs and Ain Aldiaa water source.

The roots of Lebanon as we know it today go back to Baakline. Around the year 1120 A.D., Amir Maan Ibn Rabeaah, the great grandfather of Amir Fakher Eddine Al Maani the second who established “Lubnan Al Kabeer”, settled in Baakleen. He was supported by his in-laws, the Tanoukhyeen. Amir Maan was married to the daughter of Amir Noaaman Al Tanoukhy. Historians agree that Baakleen was the capital of the Maani Emirate.

Due to water shortages in Baakline, the Maani Amirs were attracted to Neighboring

mosque that still stands in the middle of the town square carrying the name of Amir Fakher Eddine Ibn Othman Ibn Al Hajj Younis Al Maani
(1493 AD). The last of the Maan family Amirs was Amir
Shihab family
who were tied to the Maan family through intermarriages and alliances.

Under the

Ottoman Sultan
.

On 21 April 2020, nine people were killed.

Waterfalls and river

Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka

The blue waterfall is called Shallalat Al Zarka, by which the restaurant in this place holds the same name.[1][2]

One can also see other magnificent waterfall and river in the village of Baakline.[3]

  • Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka
    Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka
  • Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka
    Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka
  • Independent house of the restaurant
    Independent house of the restaurant
  • Stairs to access parking at the restaurant through the river and waterfalls
    Stairs to access parking at the restaurant through the river and waterfalls
  • Stairs from parking to independent houses and to the restaurant
    Stairs from parking to independent houses and to the restaurant

References

  1. ^ "Baakline Waterfalls Hike with GREEN STEPS « Lebtivity". Lebtivity. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. ^ "Shallalat Al Zarka شلالات الزرقا". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ "Paradise Baakline". Paradise Baakline. Retrieved 2019-03-24.

External links

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