Machghara

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Machghara مشغرة
Town
Machghara Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′41″N 35°39′6″E / 33.52806°N 35.65167°E / 33.52806; 35.65167
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Western Beqaa District
Population  (1997 census estimates)
• Total	6,800

Machghara (

Ottoman tax registers in 16th century indicate Machghara had two imams, 389 households and 26 bachelors, all Muslims.^[2]

Geography

The city is located at an average of 1,050 meters above sea level, more than 200 meters above the course of the Litani River. It leans against the eastern slope of the Mount Lebanon massif. Machghara is part of the Western Beqaa District Caza which has 18 localities.

People from Machghara

• Al-Hurr al-Amili (1624 – 1693)
• Zaki Nassif (1918 – 2004)
• Salim Ghazal (1931 – 2011)
• Riad Sharara (1940-1994)

References