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	Lebanon
		The next of Lebanon's four areas is the Beqaa valley between 8 to 15 kilometers wide and about 120 kilometers long from north to south.
		A fertile plain east of the Mount Lebanon range between 800 and 1,250 meters in elevation, the Beqaa valley was known as the breadbasket of the Roman Empire in ancient times.
		It is through the Beqaa that the 140 kilometer-long Litani River, the longest in the Lebanon, turns to meet the Mediterranean between Sidon and Tyre.
	webpages.charter.net /jboura/lebanon.html (1303 words)

	Beqaa Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beqaa Valley is about 120 km (about 75 miles) in length and has an average width of about 16 km (about 10 mi).
		The northern section has an average annual rainfall of 230 mm (9 inches), compared to 610 mm (24 inches) in the central valley.
		Zahlah (or Zahle) is the largest city in Beqaa Valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beqaa_Valley (651 words)

	Ramsar Sites Database
		The site is located 7 km south-southwest of Qabb Elias in the Beqaa Valley in the northeastern part of the country.
		A major road running along the western side of the Valley between Chtaura and Macghara is situated between the mountain range and the wetland, and forms the site's western border.
		The alluvial plains of the Beqaa Valley are virtually flat, having been the bottom of an extensive lake as recently as medieval times.
	www.wetlands.org /reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=221 (710 words)

	Lebanon, part of arasale inc ltd
		The romance of wine and poetry is balanced by Zahlé's more businesslike position as the administrative and commercial capital of the Beqaa valley (42.27% of Lebanon's territory) as well as its rank as the country's third largest city (population 150,000).
		The railroad line which came through in 1885 improved commerce and the town became the internal "port" of the Beqaa and Syria.
		A visit to Tannayal, owned by the Jesuit fathers since 1860, is a good introduction to agriculture in the Beqaa valley.
	www.arasale.com /leb_info/zahle.htm (1992 words)

	Zahle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Zahle, the capital of the Beqaa, is known as "Arouss El-Beqaa", the bride of the Beqaa, and is much appreciated for its healthy climate and good food.
		The romance of wine and poetry is balanced by Zahle's more businesslike position as the administrative and commercial capital of the Beqaa valley (42.27% of Lebanon's territory) as well as its rank as the country's third largest city (population 150,000).
		Zahle was burned in 1777 and 1791, and it was burned and plundered in 1860.But during the rule of the Mutasarrifiah, Zahle began to regain its prosperity.
	www.flaym.org /miscellaneous/Villages/zahle.htm (1711 words)

	Lebanon \| The Beqaa Valley (Bekaa) - Baalbeck, Anjar, Zahle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Beqaa Valley, commonly known as the agricultu-ral breadbasket, has since ancient times, established itself as an agricultural region of primary importance thanks to the fertility of its soil and its vast plains.
		This charming red-roofed town, favorite harbor of poets and writers, is well-known for both its relaxing lifestyle and the refined taste of its traditional cuisine that you will have the chance to savor particularly in the restaurants along the bank of the Berdawni River.
		Amongst the magical moments not to be missed are, the pinkish color reflecting the sunset on the Anti-Lebanon and the snow-capped mountains towering above Baalbeck in winter and spring.
	www.travel-to-lebanon.com /english/tourism/attractions/beqaa/index.htm (367 words)

	Beqaa
		The word "Beqaa" is synonymous with the term "Beqaa Valley" due to the eye-capturing plain that occupies the region's central terrain.
		Surrounding the fertile plain are the beautifully barren Anti-Lebanon mountains to the East and Mount Lebanon to the West.
		Beyond the upper end of the town is the Wadi el Habis (Valley of the Hermit) with tombs and rock-cut sanctuaries from Roman and Byzantine times.
	www.ikamalebanon.com /eco_tourism/beqaa_et/beqaa_et.htm (130 words)

	Discover Baalbeck Cazaa (4) - The Orange Room
		(Arabic: بعلبك‎;) is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 3,850 ft (1,170 m), situated east of the Litani River.
		Situated atop a high point in the fertile Bekaa valley, the ruins are one of the most extraordinary and enigmatic holy places of ancient times.
		The word Baalbek may mean 'God of the Bekaa valley' (the local area) or ‘God of the Town’, depending on different interpretations of the word.
	www.lfpm.org /forum/showthread.php?p=412827 (5088 words)

	Lebanese Wines Rise In Sales Due To Conflict In The Area
		Beqaa Valley is a fertile valley in Lebanon and Syria, located about 19 miles east of Beirut.
		The valley is situated between the Mount Lebanon to the west and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains to the east and has a Mediterranean climate of wet, mild winters and dry, warm summers.
		During the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah the Beqaa Valley was the scene of heavy bombing.
	www.articledashboard.com /Article/Lebanese-Wines-Rise-in-Sales-Due-to-Conflict-in-the-Area/95065 (487 words)

	Helping Lebanon’s recovery
		All agricultural components, including fruit trees; vegetables and tobacco production; irrigation systems; farm machinery; farm structures; agricultural infrastructure; animal production, including dairy cows, goats, sheep and poultry; fisheries; and forestry were directly or indirectly affected by the war, FAO says, quoting a report by the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture.
		The direct losses were in the southern part of Lebanon, but other areas were also affected in the north, in the Beqaa valley and in the southern coast of Mount Lebanon.
		As a result of the bombings, orchards were burnt, agricultural roads damaged, farm machinery destroyed, irrigation schemes destroyed or damaged, animals starved or killed and boats, nets and fisheries structures destroyed.
	www.fao.org /newsroom/en/news/2006/1000413/index.html (424 words)

	The Principle of Collective Guilt
		Poppy and cannabis were activly cultivated in Beqaa valley in 80s, so that more than 50 % of marihuana and hashish, confiscated in the Western Europe, was from valley Beqaa in the early 1980s.
		Before we got to Baalbek, we had to pass a careful check in the village of Nabijid; this big Shi`ite settlement in Beqaa valley is almost a sacred place for Hezbollah as the predecessor of Hassan Nasrallah, Said Abbas Musawi, killed by Israelis in 1992 was born here.
		The Beqaa valley is the most fertile place in Lebanon, the most part of the fruits and vegetables for the country is grown here.
	www.agentura.ru /english/terrorism/collectiveguilt (2123 words)

	TourismLebanon.Com Tourism Lebanon Hotels Beirut Beqaa Zahle
		In this century alone some 50 poets and writers were born here and almost as many wines and araks have been produced in the area.
		The romance of wine and poetry is balanced by Zahlé's more businesslike position as the administrative and commercial capital of the Beqaa valley (42.27% of Lebanon's territory) as well as its rank as the country's third largest city (population 150,000).
		A visit to Tannayal, owned by the Jesuit fathers since 1860, is a good introduction to agriculture in the Beqaa valley.
	www.tourismlebanon.com /discoverlebanon_zahle.htm (1948 words)

	Lebanon
		This diverse geography generates its greatest asset, water, and the fertile Beqaa valley.
		The resort of the Cedars above the Maronite Christian stronghold of the Kadisha valley and the town of Bcharre, is famous for an ancient copse of trees that survived the Phoenician boat building frenzy and Egyptian demand for the wood for sarcophagi.
		The wind has died, the stars are out and I can see across the Beqaa valley to the Anti-Lebanon Range of mountains and the border with Syria.
	www.skiingfromtheinside.com /Lebanon_page_1.html (1820 words)

	AlShindagah Online
		In between the two ridges lies the fertile Beqaa valley, which, in many ways, is distinct from the coastal region.
		Today the city, 85 kilometres from Beirut, is an important administrative and economic centre in the Beqaa valley.
		During the Hellenistic period the Greeks identified the god of Baalbeck with the sun god and the city was called Heliopolis or City of the Sun.
	www.alshindagah.com /janfeb2002/lebanon.html (1231 words)

	Agricultural Sector in Danger as War Drags on
		The death of 33 farm workers in the northern Beqaa valley on Friday highlighted the kinds of risks many in the industry face.
		Israel's targeting of trucks has meant farmers have been unable to transport their crops, including lemons, oranges, sugar beet and tobacco, to the market, even when they are able to harvest them.
		In the Beqaa valley, the US $40 million Liban Lait milk factory was devastated in an Israeli air strike more than two weeks ago, stripping milk farmers of a market.
	www.lebanonundersiege.gov.lb /english/F/eNews/NewsArticle.asp?CNewsID=90 (932 words)

	Historical Sites
		The Acropolis of Baalbeck, in the Beqaa valley 85 kilometers from Beirut, is the largest and best preserved corpus of Roman architecture left to us.
		Its temples, dedicated to Jupiter, Venus and Bacchus, were built in the second and third centuries A.D. The ruins present a majestic ensemble: two temples, two courtyards preceded by propylaea (ceremonial entrances) and a boundary wall upon which Arab architecture has left its traces.
		Also in the Beqaa valley is Aanjar, Lebanon's only remaining walled city, some 58 km from Beirut.
	members.tripod.com /~mooo9/history.htm (390 words)

	center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Between, the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges lies the rich agricultural plain of the Beqaa Valley (44Km from Beirut).
		Be prepared to wait for tractors towing loads of sugar beets, a major crop of the Beqaa.
		In addition to its archaeological treasures, the valley is renowned for its good restaurants, but you'll find food has a different emphasis than in Beirut.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/lebanon/Mouhafazat/Beqaa/intro.htm (405 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Lebanon - Helping children heal the scars of war in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley
		A boy participates in the UNICEF-supported Beqaa Valley Activity Fair for children affected by the recent conflict in Lebanon.
		Sixty youth volunteers travelled from villages throughout the Beqaa Valley to participate in the week of training, which was supported by UNICEF, a local non-governmental organization known as the SAWA Group and another partner, Right to Play.
		Despite what she has been through, her butterfly-painted face breaks out in a shy smile as she responds to a question about why she is at the fair.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/lebanon_36144.html (621 words)

	Places in Lebanon - Baalbak
		Today the city, 85 kilometers from Beirut, is an important administrative and economic center in the northern Beqaa valley.
		While the Baalabak is known primarily in the west as the site of the famous Roman ruins, in the Middle East the ruins are called "The Castle".
		The ruins were suitably fortified during the moslem conquests and Baalbak became the great fortified town at the head of the Beqaa Valley where it borders on to the valley of the Orontes river in Syria.
	almashriq.hiof.no /lebanon/900/910/919/baalbek (374 words)

	Mount Lebanon and Beqaa Valley
		The principal reason to visit the Beqaa Valley is to see Baalbek, the site of some of the most spectacular Roman ruins in the Mediterranean region.
		One of the more interesting things about Baalbek and the Beqaa Valley today is that this is a stronghold of the Hizbollah ('Party of God'), with most of the population Shi'ite.
		The Beqaa Valley is also where most of Syria's 25,000 occupying troops are deployed (since the Syrians fear this could be an Israeli invasion route).
	homepage.mac.com /drysdale/Pages/Mount_Lebanon.html (873 words)

	TourismLebanon.Com Tourism Lebanon Hotels Beirut Cedars Arz
		The most exciting way to get to The Cedars is from Deir al Ahmar in the Beqaa valley.
		Not far from Diman is Hasroun, a red-roofed town that hugs the edge of the Qadisha valley.
		From the summit, which is marked by a large metallic tripod, you have a panoramic view of the coast of Lebanon towards the west.
	www.tourismlebanon.com /discoverlebanon_cedars.htm (1940 words)

	"The Revival of Lebanon's Drug Trade" (June 2001)
		When CNN Beirut bureau chief Brent Sadler and a team of cameramen traveled to an area 12 miles north of Hermel to do a story about the rise in drug cultivation, they were fired at and briefly detained by around 10 guerrillas carrying assault rifles, who confiscated all of their film equipment, including two cameras.
		By the late eighties, around one-third of the arable land in the Beqaa Valley was devoted to drug cultivation, generating about $4 billion annually.
		Aside from exhibiting the well-known tendency of Lebanese officials to blame internal problems on (non-Syrian) outsiders, such statements may indicate a new strategy of pressuring the United States and other Western countries to abandon their principle precondition for economic assistance - the deployment of the Lebanese Army along the border in south Lebanon.
	www.meib.org /articles/0106_l3.htm (1325 words)

	Ancient World Tours (Travel & Tourism)
		On our way to the Bekaa Valley, the tour leaders have the pleasure to share their techniques and knowledge in 4 wheeling, while the participants get the chance to be the drivers, developing an unforgettable experience.
		Day 6: [Cultural/Archaeology, Gastronomical delights and Horseback riding] (Beqaa Valley) Visit of Baalbeck then drive through Beqaa Plane towards Ksara Winery that represents the history of wine in Lebanon, which is nearly as old as the history of the land itself.
		In the western Bekaa Valley, there are hundreds hectare vineyards planted with noble varieties, such as Carignan, Grenache, Cinsaut, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Bourboulenc, Semilon, Chardonnay, Clairette, Syrah, Merlot and Mourvedre, from which, world-class wineries produce award-winning wines.
	www.ancientworldtours.com /leb.htm (3596 words)

	"Bin Laden's Network in Lebanon" (September 2001)
		Under Syrian protection, Mughniyah has reportedly continued to operate several training camps in the Beqaa Valley, though he himself is believed to reside in Iran most of the time.
		The group was divided into three regional branches: The north Lebanon branch was headed by Kanj himself; the Beirut branch was headed by Akkawi; and the Beqaa branch was headed by Kasim Daher, whom Kanj met while attending the 1995 International Islamic Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
		Daher, who traveled repeatedly to Afghanistan during the late 1980s, was a close associate of Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, who is now serving a life sentence for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing (Daher was detained by the Canadian police on suspicion of involvement in the bombing, but was released in 1998).
	www.meib.org /articles/0109_l1.htm (2557 words)

	Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
		Its western slopes are well wooded and are frequently broken by wild valley.
		The next of Lebanon's four areas is the Bekaa valley which is between 8 to 15 kilometers wide and about 120 kilometers long from north to south.A fertile plain, the Beqaa valley was known as the breadbasket of the Roman Empire in ancient times.
		On the eastern side of the Beqaa, the Anti - Lebanon mountains and Mount Hermon rise.
	www.beirutairport.gov.lb /touristResources.html (679 words)

	Baalbeck Online
		This site is a comprehensive view of the town of Baalbeck, located in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
		Baalbeck is located in the lush Beqaa Valley between the two mountain ranges of Lebanon.
		A break stop usually takes place in Chtura (a village at the entrance of the Beqaa Valley, which is famous for their strained yogurt (Labneh) sandwiches and their Ashta and honey sandwiches.
	www.cleartag.com /projects/baalbak/getthere.html (690 words)

	Bsharry the home land of my heart
		Wherever you stand the vistas are beautiful, especially when fog rises from the valley.
		You first arrive at a large assortment of hotels, chalets, night clubs and restaurants which tough not a village, does from a community of residents, visitors and local proprietors.
		The same road continues to the ski area at 2,066 meters and goes over the mountain and down into the Beqaa valley.
	www.bsharry.com /Bsharry_Cedars.htm (1233 words)

	Profile of Zahle - Lebanon - Zahlee.com
		The city center spreads along both banks of the Berdawni River, with the older section of the upper elevations of the west bank.
		The romance of wine and poetry is balanced by Zahle’s more business like position as the administrative and commercial capital of the Beqaa valley (42.27% of Lebanon’s territory) as well as its rank as the country’s third largest city (population 150,000).
		Of special interest here are the extensive underground caves built around a natural grotto known and enlarged by the Romans.
	www.zahlee.com /default.htm (693 words)

	The Republic of Lebanon Technical and Vocational Schools Project (323)
		three in the north, one in the south, and one in Beqaa valley.
		Construction of 6 medium-size schools, each with a capacity of 800 students: two schools in Mount Lebanon, one in the north and three in Beqaa valley.
		Construction of 3 large-size schools, each with a capacity of 1200 students: one in Greater Beirut, one in the north, and one in Beqaa valley.
	arabfund.org /proj323.htm (336 words)

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