Baabda
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Baabda بعبدا |
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 Lebanon
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| Governorate : | Mount Lebanon | ||
| District: | Baabda | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 50 ' N , 35 ° 32' E | ||
| Residents : | 77,106 (2005) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Baabda (also B'abda , Arabic بعبدا, DMG Baʿabdā ) is the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate . It is located southeast of Beirut and belongs to the greater Beirut area.
history
In 1860 Baabda was the scene of bloody clashes between Druze and Maronites during the civil war in the Lebanon Mountains . Baabda was one of the main places of the Ottoman Mutesarriflik Lebanonberg (1861-1916), which as an autonomous province in turn represents the nucleus of the modern state of Lebanon. In the years up to 1956, today's Lebanese presidential palace was built in Baabda. Syria and its Lebanese allies captured the palace in Baabda in October 1990 and forced Michel Aoun into exile. On December 12, 2007, the Lebanese Brigadier General François al-Hajj fell victim to a bomb attack in Baabda. The perpetrators and the details of the crime are so far unknown.
Attractions
Baabda is known for the Ottoman Castle (the Seraglio) and is the seat of many embassies such as those of Italy, Japan, Jordan, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Indonesia and Spain. The Lebanese Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Defense and other important institutions in the country are housed in Baabda.
sons and daughters of the town
- Nadine Labaki (* 1974), actress and director
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tourism in Baabda Region . Lebanon.com. Retrieved January 30, 2008.