Bsalim

Place in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Bsalim بصاليم
33°54′6″N 35°36′16″E / 33.90167°N 35.60444°E / 33.90167; 35.60444
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Matn District
Elevation	300−400 m (−1,000 ft)
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

Bsalim (Arabic: بصاليم) is a village in the Matn District in Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The population is almost exclusively Christian.

Geography

Bsalim is located 300–400 m (980–1,310 ft) above sea level. The cities around Bsalim are Antelias, Jal el Dib, Nabey, Roumieh, Kennebat Broumana and Bqennaya. Bsalim's municipality also contains two small districts which are found around Bsalim, and they are Mezher and Majzoub.

Demography

Bsalim is home to Greek Orthodox, Maronites, Catholics, Armenian Orthodox.

Public services

In Bsalim are three churches: Saint Georges Cathedral-Greek Orthodox, Saint Mary's Church-Maronites and Christ the King Church. The schools found in Bsalim are Athene de Beyrouth and Saint Georges-Bsalim. Some important sites people visit Bsalim for is Lebanese basketball since the home court of Hommentnen is located in Mezher.

History

During Operation Grapes of Wrath, 15 April 1996, the electrical transformer station in Bsalim was bombed by the Israeli Air Force and badly damaged. The day before a power station in Jamhour, 3 km east of Baabda had also been bombed. The air strikes left most of Beirut without electricity.^[1]