Bmakine

Village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

CountryLebanon
Elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
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Map of Lebanon showing the location of Bmakine
Map of Lebanon showing the location of Bmakine
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Coordinates: 33°47′49″N 35°34′13″E
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictAley
CityAley
Area
  Total
1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLB
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Location and geography

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

History

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

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