Baaklin
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Baaklin بعقلين |
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 Lebanon
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| Coordinates : | 33 ° 41 ′ N , 35 ° 33 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 17,000 (2008) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Baaklin (also: Baaqline, Arabic بعقلين) Is a village in Lebanon in the administrative district of Chouf in Mount Lebanon Governorate . The village is located in the Lebanon Mountains, about 45 km southeast of Beirut .
geography
The municipality is located at an altitude of 850 to 920 m above sea level on a mountain flank above the Nahr al Damour river ( Arabic نهر الدامور, Nahr Al Damour) and occupies an area of 14 km². The place can be reached from Dair al-Qamar via Deir Dourite ( Arabic دير دوريت). Other surrounding communities are Beit ed-Din , Aynbal ( Arabic عينبال), Symkanieh ( Arabic سمقانية), Jahlieh ( Arabic جاهلية).
history
Baakline was expanded into the capital by the emirs of the Maan clan in the 12th century. It was not until the 17th century that the most famous of them, Fakhreddin II , moved his seat to Dair al-Qamar. Today Baaklin is the capital of the Druze and the historical seat of the Maschyachat al-ʿAql , the spiritual leader. Many great sheikhs come from the Hamade (Amadet) family, Sheikh Mouhamad Hamade , Sheikh Hussein Hamade and Sheikh Rachid Hamade . Farid Hamade , one of her descendants, was known as a patriot and dignitary. He lived as a lawyer in Paris (died 2009). The great Seraglio , the main administrative building of Baaklin, which was built before the Second World War, has been renovated and now houses a public library. In the center of the village is also the palace of Sheikh Hussein Hamade I , which was founded in 1591 and combines various construction stages. There are also Druze houses of prayer, khalwats (meditation houses), and a maqam (tomb / sanctuary). As the capital of Chouf, Baaklin plays an important role in the history of Lebanon.
Even the first roots of the Lebanon state go back to Baaklin. Around the year 1120 AD, Amir Ibn Maan Rabeaah , the ancestor of Amir Fakr Eddin Maani II, the founder of Loubnan al Kabir , lived here . He was supported by his in-laws, the Tanoukhyeen . Amir Maan had married a daughter of Amir Al Noaaman Tanoukhy .
Due to the water shortage in Baaklin, the Emirs Maan preferred the neighboring town of Dair al-Qamar (in Druze archives: Dar Al Qamar), where they built several palaces and mosques. The mosque of Amir Fakhr Eddine Ibn Othman Ibn Al Hajj Younis Al Maani (1493 AD) still occupies a prominent place in the town. The last emir of the Maan family was Emir Ahmad (d. 1697). Upon his death, the emirate passed to the Chehab family , who were linked to the Maan family through marriage and other connections. Baaklin regained importance under Ottoman rule. The city became the seat of the Qaem Makqam of the Druze, the local governor on behalf of the Ottoman sultan.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Rabi Jabir (* 1972), writer