Bmakine

Coordinates: 33°47′49″N 35°34′13″E / 33.79694°N 35.57028°E / 33.79694; 35.57028
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Bmakine
بمكين
Town
UTC+3
ISO 3166 codeLB

Bmakine (

Arabic: بمكين) is a village in the Aley District of Lebanon. It is 700 meters above sea level.[1]

Location and geography

Bmakine lies on a hill in Aley, overlooking the Mediterranean sea from the west, 20 minutes away from Beirut.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Bmikkin, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany, upper el-Ghurb.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bmakine, Localiban
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 191

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.

See also

  • List of cities in Lebanon

External links

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