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KHIARA Latitude and Longitude:

33°41′20″N 35°50′53″E / 33.68889°N 35.84806°E / 33.68889; 35.84806
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Khiara
الخياره
Village
Khiara is located in Lebanon
Khiara
Khiara
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°41′20″N 35°50′53″E / 33.68889°N 35.84806°E / 33.68889; 35.84806
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Beqaa Governorate
District Western Beqaa District
Elevation
2,850 ft (870 m)
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST)+3

Khiara ( Arabic: الخياره), is a local authority located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted el-Khiyarah's population as being Sunni Muslim. [1]

References

  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142

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.

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