{"id":41927,"date":"2015-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/41927\/10-lebanese-areas-and-the-meanings-behind-their-names"},"modified":"2023-08-11T04:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T04:18:25","slug":"10-lebanese-areas-and-the-meanings-behind-their-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/41927\/10-lebanese-areas-and-the-meanings-behind-their-names\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Lebanese Areas And The Meanings Behind Their Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>Read on to find out the real meaning behind 10 locations in Lebanon:<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>1. El Mashnqa, Canaanite for \u2018(place of the) nurse, she who breast feeds\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/41927-250x166.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <i>image courtesy of photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livius.org\/pictures\/lebanon\/machnaqa\/machnaqa-the-altar-3\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Prins<\/a><\/i><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Located in Jbayl, el Mashnqa contains a Roman temple and ancient tombs with reliefs, one of which depicts a woman breastfeeding. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> Mashnqa comes from Canaanite\u2019s ynq &#8220;to suck&#8221;. We see a pattern shift due to the reinterpretation to accommodate Lebanese Arabic word <i>mashnqa<\/i> which translates to gallows.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>2. Maameltein, Arabic for \u2018(the bridge of) the two administrative districts\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:35.25046382189239% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMD34xngghk\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Maameltein 1963 .. \ud83d\udcf8 #Old #Lebanon #LoveThosePics<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by John Saad (@johnsaad1) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-27T08:59:03+00:00\">Oct 27, 2016 at 1:59am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>Located in Jounieh, this seaside area&#8217;s name refers to the bridge that connected the northern and southern administrative districts of Mount Lebanon under Ottoman rule. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> This the Arabic dual form of standard Arabic word <i>mu\u02bf\u0101mala<\/i> which means province or district.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3. Bikfaya, Aramaic for \u2018the place of the rocks\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/4zEEq2yNrO\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">What more idyllic location could there be to own a land?  For more info: +961 1 960 777 or naassprings.com #naas #springs #bikfaya #nature #green #greenery #pinetrees #trees #livelovelebanon #lebanon2015 #lebanon #prolebanon #invest #investment #fresh #perspective #land #summer #clean #crispair #calm<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by FFA Real Estate (@ffarealestate) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-07-06T14:21:57+00:00\">Jul 6, 2015 at 7:21am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>In this town of Bikfaya, situated in the Metn region, there is a cliff that passes through most of the village, today over-shadowed by high buildings; the most dense and oldest parts of the village lie right below the cliff. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> B\u0259 is Aramaic\u2019s short form b\u0259t which means house, temple, family, place. Kfayya is the plural of Aramaic\u2019s k\u0113p\u0304 or k\u0113p\u0304\u0101 <br \/>   meaning rock or stone. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4. Bsharre, Aramaic for \u2018the place by the valley\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/4PKIyDl3ou\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">Good afternoon Lebanon with this beautiful photo by @ryankakoons from #bsharre #lebanon \ud83c\udfe1\ud83c\udf05\ud83c\udfe1\ud83c\udf05\ud83c\udfe1 #meetlebanon #mylebanon #livelovelebanon #livelovebsharre #beautifullebanon #beautifuldestinations #amazinglebanon #amazing #lebaneseindubai #lebaneseinkhobar #lebanonspotlights #lebanonpassion #whatsuplebanon #inlovewithlebanon #photography #instalike #instadaily #instalebanon #picoftheday #photooftheday #relax #mountains #lebanon_nature #naked_planet \ud83d\udc9b\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Meet Lebanon (@meetlebanon) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-06-22T15:42:17+00:00\">Jun 22, 2015 at 8:42am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>This village is situated on a ledge above Qadisha valley; hence, the meaning of its name: the place by the valley. It is Gibran Khalil Gibran\u2019s residence, also known as that place where I was trusting (or crazy) enough to follow the Aussie &#8211; in his own words &#8211; on a few \u201cmadcap adventures\u2026ending up shivering in deserted snowfields and getting lost clambering over mountainsides in the dark\u201d!<br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> The b comes from Aramaic\u2019s short form b\u0259t meaning house, temple, family, place, and sharra, an Aramaic word for valley.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5. Bourj Hammoud, Arabic for \u2018the tower, turret of Hammoud\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/220lFMjOkC\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;When u love ur home town u can see beauty even in its chaos&#8221; Awesome morning from Bourj Hammoud \u270c #morningbeirut #morningbourjhammoud #bourjhammoud #whatsuplebanon #chaos #cities #organizedchaos #home #neighborhood #beiruting #Lebanon #hometown #sunshineaddicted #skyisthelimit<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Moni Fardous VEAC (@monifardousveac) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-05-19T08:20:44+00:00\">May 19, 2015 at 1:20am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>This area is named after one of the many towers on the coast used in ancient times as part of a communication system. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> This comes from standard Arabic word <i>bourj<\/i> which means tower and Hammoud is a personal name. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>6. Zgharta, Aramaic for \u2018the little (place)\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/41927-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <i>image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fatima_fakih\/6692151499\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Fatima Fakih<\/a><\/i><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Local tradition says that the ruler of Ehden offered the ancestors of those who settled in this locality a lot of land to keep their sheep and cattle. When they chose a small parcel of land between two rivers (Nahr Qadisha and Nahr Rashain), he said to their leader <\/i>ze\u0121\u0121arta<\/i> &#8220;you chose a small one [lit.: you made it small]&#8221;. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> This form, which is similar to Lebanese <i>z\u0121\u012br<\/i>, \u1e63gh\u012br is a hybrid of Aramaic z\u02bfr and standard Arabic \u1e63\u0121r, both meaning small or young. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>7. Jeita, Canaanite for \u2018(the place of) roaring\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUoAJ1pgwqb\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moulin du temps \ud83c\udfa1\u23f3 zaman de\u011firmeni \ud83d\udcfd time mill \ud83c\udf33\ud83c\udf32\ud83c\udf33 \u23f3  #time #mill #temps #moulin #zaman #de\u011firmen #28thofmay #beingthere #morethan #parc \ud83c\udf08 #grotto #grotte #wonder #cave #timetravel #changeit #memory #archive #onwheels #climbingtheclouds # \ud83d\udd70  #lebanon #jeita #jeitagrotto #travel @muratko \u263a\ufe0f<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by kolika (@kolika_atolye) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-28T05:55:06+00:00\">May 27, 2017 at 10:55pm PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>Located in Keserwan, the river Nahr el Kalb is nearby and the inhabitants at times hear its \u2018roar;\u2019 the village was much closer to the river, but with time moved to the top of the hill. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> Aramaic\u2019s g\u0259\u02bf\u012b, g\u0259\u02bf\u0101, Hebrew\u2019s g\u0101\u02bf\u0101, and Syriac\u2019s g\u0259\u02bfo all mean &#8220;to roar, to low&#8221;. Canaanite\u2019s g\u02bf means lowing, roaring.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>8. Beirut, Canaanite for \u2018(the place of the) wells\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BUwtS_dDR5j\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mad city #livelovebeirut by @chrislah<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Live Love Beirut (@livelovebeirut) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-31T15:03:29+00:00\">May 31, 2017 at 8:03am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>If you\u2019ve lived in Beirut long enough, you\u2019ve been favored to experience the city\u2019s (and country\u2019s) infamous water issues. So ironic that a city that is named after its underground water reserves contains such major water supply cuts. <br \/>     <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> Beirut comes from the plural of Canaanite\u2019s b2r \u2018well.\u2019<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>9. Balamand, French for \u2018beautiful hill\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/3SHbAjJy07\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0644\u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0644\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0641\u062d \u0631\u0627\u0645\u0629  #balamand  #hill #treescollection #trees #mountain #northlebanon #clouds #lebanon_nature<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Rayan Zahab (@rzahab) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-05-29T22:44:53+00:00\">May 29, 2015 at 3:44pm PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>The Crusaders, who also coined the place-name, founded a Cistercian abbey here in the Koura district. It is now an Orthodox monastery where the University of Balamand was established. <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> Bala comes from French\u2019s bel which translates to handsome, beautiful and mand from French\u2019s mont which translates to mountain, hill.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>10. Laqlouk, Lebanese Arabic for \u2018the glittering (place)\u2019<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:8px;\"> <div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\"> <div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div><\/div> <p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/4sziOMna-N\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">#laqlouq #lebanon #dawn #sunrise \ud83d\udc9c<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by Suha Hallab (@suhahallab) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-07-04T04:02:00+00:00\">Jul 3, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br \/>  <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>  <big>Wardini was told that the name was given to this region, situated at an altitude of 1850 meters in Jbayl, because of its fine and pure weather, with seldom any fog; they say that the weather <i>biylaql\u0259q<\/i> meaning it glitters. Tula Khandjian told the author that in her interviews a lady asked: &#8220;See the hills [that surround the region], are they straight?&#8221; The answer was: &#8220;<i>La\u2019 luq<\/i>&#8220;, translating to: &#8220;No they are crooked&#8221;.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b>Note:<\/b> The name comes from Lebanese Arabic <i>laqlaq<\/i> meaning to glitter or shine.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <i>All explanations of each place or town come directly from <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com.lb\/books\/about\/Lebanese_Place_names.html?id=P8xiAAAAMAAJ&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLebanese Place-names: Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon,\u201d<\/a> by Elie Wardini.<\/i>    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" data-id=\"416823\" 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