Barouk
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Barouk الباروك |
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 View of Barouk |
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 Lebanon
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| District: | Chouf district | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 42 ′ N , 35 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1000 m | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Barouk or al-Barouk ( Arabic الباروك) Is a village in Lebanon in the administrative district of Chouf in Mount Lebanon Governorate . The village is located on the slope of the mountain of the same name, about 47 km southeast of Beirut at 1000-1250 m above sea level .
Jebel Barouk
Mount Barouk (Jabal / Jebel Barouk / Jabal al-Barouk, Arabic جبل الباروك) is one of the highest peaks in Lebanon with a peak height of 1943 m . The mountain range consists mainly of limestone . It is heavily karstified, which also explains why the famous spring from which the Nahr el-Barouk comes has water all year round.
geography
The village is located in the south of the Al Chouf Cedar Nature Reserve , between Maaser el Shouf ( Arabic معاصر الشوف, DMG Maʿāṣir aš-Šūf ), Ain Zhalta ( Arabic عين زحلتا, DMG ʿAin Zaḥaltā ) and Kafraiya ( Arabic كفريا, in the Bekaa plain ).
history
The village has long been known as the “Land of God” because the Nabeh al-Barouk spring gives life all year round. The poet Rachid Nakhleh , author of the national anthem ( Kullunā li-l-watan li-l-ʿulā li-l-ʿalam ), was born in Barouk. In addition, the village is famous for its apple and fruit plantations and has extensive pine and oak forests . In 1996, Walid Dschumblat ensured that the region was designated as a nature reserve. In 2006 the Al Chouf Cedar National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gallery
Cedar forest
Old trees
View over the mountains
Forest to the horizon
600 year old tree
View over the slope
At the top of the Barouk
