Coordinates: 33°40′52″N 35°35′17″E / 33.68111°N 35.58806°E / 33.68111; 35.58806

Symkanieh

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Semqaniyeh,
السمقانية
City
Coordinates: 33°40′52″N 35°35′17″E / 33.68111°N 35.58806°E / 33.68111; 35.58806
CountryFile:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictChouf District
Elevation920 m (3,020 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Symkanieh (Arabic: سمقانية) is a druze town located in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Beirut. Its altitude ranges between 850 m (2,790 ft) – 950 m (3,120 ft) high. Bordering Towns: Bakaata and Baakline. Symkanieh was the seat house for Harmouche Family. It has ancient ruins for the Palace of Mahmoud Harmouche who governed Mount Lebanon before he was defeated by Emir Haidar Chehab in the Battle of Ain Dara (1711).

References

  1. Semqaniyeh, Localiban

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