Bakaata

Bakaata بقعاتا Boqaâta, Baq'ata
Bakaata Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°40′13″N 35°35′59″E / 33.67028°N 35.59972°E / 33.67028; 35.59972Coordinates: 33°40′13″N 35°35′59″E / 33.67028°N 35.59972°E / 33.67028; 35.59972
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Chouf
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Bakaata (Arabic: بقعاتا‎; also spelled Boqaâta or Baq'ata) is a town located in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Beirut. Its altitude ranges between 850 m (2,790 ft) – 950 m (3,120 ft) high. Bordering towns include Symkanieh, Ain wa Zein, and Jdeidet El Shouf. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.^[1]

References

↑ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.

Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate

Capital: Beitedine

Towns and villages	Ain Qani Ain W Zain Ain Zhalta Ainbal Ammatour Baadarâne Baakleen Bakaata Barja Barouk Beitedine Beykoun El Bireh Bourjein et Marjiyat Boutmeh Brih Bsaba Dahr El Maghara Damour Daraya Deir el Qamar Dibbiyeh El Foûâra Haret Jandal Gharife Jahlieh Jdaideh Jieh Joun Kahlouniye Kfarfakoud Kfar Nabrakh Mazraat el-Chouf Maasser Moukhtara Mtolleh Na'ameh Niha Chouf Serjbel Shheem Symkanieh Zaarourieh

Notable landmarks	Beiteddine Palace Fakhredine Palace Deir el Qamar Synagogue Fakhredine Mosque Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve

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