Majdel Balhis

Majdel Balhis

مجدل بلهيص
Majdel Balhis مجدل بلهيص
Village
	Majdel Balhis Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°44′42″E / 33.53806°N 35.74500°ECoordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°44′42″E / 33.53806°N 35.74500°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rashaya District
Elevation	3,600 ft (1,100 m)

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.^[1]

History[]

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted Mejdel Belhis as a village in the Beqaa Valley.^[2]

References[]

^ Majdel Bahlis - Entry in Localiban
^ 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. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

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[1] Majdel Bahlis - Entry in Localiban

[2] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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v t Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate
Capital: Rashaya
Towns and villages	Ain Arab Ain Ata Ain Harcha Akabeh Ayha Ayta el Fekhar Bakifa Bakka Beit Lahia Bireh Daher el Ahmar Deir El Aachayer Helwah Hoch Kfar Danis Kfarfouk Kfarmechki (including Nebi Safa) Kherbet Rouha Majdel Balhiss Mdoukha Mhaydseh Rashaya Al-Rafid Tannoura Yanta
Other	Khirbet El-Knese Tell Ain el Meten

Majdel Balhis مجدل بلهيص
Village
Majdel Balhis Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°44′42″E / 33.53806°N 35.74500°E / 33.53806; 35.74500Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°44′42″E / 33.53806°N 35.74500°E / 33.53806; 35.74500
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Rashaya District
Elevation	3,600 ft (1,100 m)