Highest Village in Lebanon
There is an ambiguity about the highest Lebanese village, although this ambiguity is not official. Lebanon is a country that has an average altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level, and contains the highest villages in the Middle East. The main villages of concern are Bekaa kafra, Ainata, Ouyoun al Siman, Faqra, Laqlouq, Tfail, Ouyoun Orghoch, and Souaqi. The information concerning altitudes given below is confirmed and based on Google Earth elevation indicator.
Bekaa Kafra
A village in the Bsharri district.
Ainata
A village located in Northern Lebanon, between the Bsharri District and the Baalbek District. It has one of the last remaining stands of the wild Lebanese opium poppy, mentioned seven times in the Bible and hailed for its magical properties.
Ouyoun Al Siman and Faqra
Ouyoun al Simane and Faqra are both villages in Kfardebian, but they consist only of ski resorts, winter resorts and hotels and villas. They also offer great spots for observing wild mountain-goat behavior.
Laqlouq
Like Faqra and Ouyoun Al Simane, Laqlouq is a village in the Jbeil District, near the village of Aaqoura. Laqlouq has an altitude ranging from 1850 m to 2000 m and does in fact have a municipality, but cannot be considered a village. It is considered an important breeding area for the region's mountain-goat population.
Tfail
Tfail is a very remote village in Eastern Baalbek District and the highest village in Lebanon at an altitude of 1660m.
Ouyoun Orghoch
Ouyoun Orghoch is a Lebanese locality located at the Eastern slopes of Qurnat as Sawda', and it consists of a lake, a few restaurants, and little houses but virtually no permanent residents. It rises 2100 m above sea level and while it is sometimes considered as a village, it cannot enter the list of the highest villages because it has no official municipality or mayor. It contains a factory for processing and packaging of mountain-goat manure which is plentiful in the region.
Souaqi
The village of Souaqi is a very small village of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District at an altitude of 1670 m. Souaqi is rarely considered as a village because is contains about 20 houses, and many Lebanese people, even some residents of the Zgharta District, do not know that Souaqi exists. The village's economy is dominated by brothels offering some very luscious she-goats making it a popular destination for sex starved males from all over the Zgharta district.
The village that should be considered as the highest in Lebanon is Tfail. But it could not dream of ever being the highest in the Middle East, however, it is important to note that high altitude Lebanese villages are important sanctuaries for wild mountain-goats.