Taalabaya
Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Taalabaya تعلبايا | |
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Village | |
33°49′01″N 35°52′00″E / 33.81694°N 35.86667°E / 33.81694; 35.86667 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Zahlé |
Elevation | 2,990 ft (910 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Taalabaya (Arabic: تعلبايا), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tha'labaya as a Sunni Muslim, Maronite and Christian village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]
The town of Taalabaya was attacked by PLA insurgents during the Lebanese Civil War; 35 residents were killed.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Taalabaya, localiban
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