Mchikha
Village in Mount Lebanon Governorate
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Mchikha (Arabic: مشيخا) is a Lebanese village located in the Matn District in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon.[1][2]
Mchikha
مشيخا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Mchikha Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′12″N 35°44′46″E | |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Matn District |
| Government | |
| • Time Zone | GMT +2 (UTC) |
| • - Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST |
The village is approximately 20 km away from Baabda, the capital of Mount Lebanon, and from Lebanon's capital, Beirut.[1]
Its inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic, with a significant minority of Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholics and Druze.
