Bkassine
Place in South Governorate, Lebanon
Bkassine بكاسين | |
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Vista in Bkassine | |
33°34′01″N 35°34′40″E / 33.56694°N 35.57778°E / 33.56694; 35.57778 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Jezzine District |
Elevation | 3,120 ft (950 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Bkassine, Beit Kassin ("village of the disappeared"), is a village in Lebanon surrounded by the Bkassine Pine Forest.[1][2] The village is near Jezzine.
Former U.S. senator from Maine George Mitchell's mother immigrated from Bkassine.
The village received a National Institute for Heritage award. The village is home to a church where an annual festival celebrating Saint Takla is held.[1] The village includes a square, small souk, and houses adorned with distinctive red tiles.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bkassine | Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban from Ajmal Baldet Lebnen (NGO)".
- ^ "5 Things To Do In Bkassine". December 17, 2018 – via Lebanon Traveler.
External links
- Bkassine, Localiban
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Jezzine District, South Governorate
Capital: Jezzine
- Aaramta
- Aishiya
- Al Rihan
- Aray
- Azour
- Benouati
- Bkassine
- Bteddine El Loqch
- Haytoura
- Homsiyeh
- Jarmaq
- Jernaya
- Karkha
- Kaitouly
- Kfar Falous
- Kfarhouna
- Kfar Jarra
- Lebaa
- Louayzeh
- Machmoucheh
- Midane
- Mjeydil
- Mlikh
- Ouadi Jezzine
- Roum
- Sabbah
- Saydoun
- Sejoud
- Sfaray
- Snaya