Bsharri
Appearance
Bsharri بْشَرِّيْ | |
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Ceety | |
Bsharri as seen frae athort the Qadisha valley (facin wast). | |
Coordinates: 34°15′4″N 36°0′40″E / 34.25111°N 36.01111°E | |
Kintra | |
Govrenorate | North Govrenorate |
Destrict | Bsharri Destrict |
Elevation | 1450 m (4,760 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1550 m (5,090 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1350 m (4,430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 100,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialin code | +961 |
Bsharri (an aw spelt Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre; Arabic: بْشَرِّيْ), is a Lebanese toun at aboot 1,450 m o altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. It is locatit at 34°15′4″N 36°0′40″E / 34.25111°N 36.01111°E, in the Bsharri Destrict o the North Govrenorate. Bsharri is the toun o the anerlie remainin (preservit) Oreeginal Cedars o Lebanon, Cedar an is the birthplace o the famous poet, painter an sculptor Khalil Gibran who nou haes a museum in the toun tae honour him.
The name Bsharri (بشرّي) can be foond in the Phoenicie leid (بيث الشري) meanin "The Hoose O Ishtar",[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Journée Antonine Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Lebanese Embassy (US) Section on Bsharri Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- World66 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine