Bnachii
Village in Zgharta District, Lebanon
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Bnashii (also Bnashaai, Bneshaai, Bnechaai, Bnash'i, Arabic: بنشعي) is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon.[1]
Bnachii
بنشعي | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bnachii Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°19′58″N 35°53′43″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Zgharta District |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
The altitude of the village is 450 meters above sea level. It has a leisure base around its artificial lake.[2]
In 1866, the village was the witness of an important battle between 800 lebanese nationalists led by Youssef Bey Karam and a numerically superior ottoman contingent led by Daoud Pasha.
