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Saghbine

Coordinates: 33°36′39″N 35°41′58″E / 33.61083°N 35.69944°E / 33.61083; 35.69944
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Saghbine
صغبين
Village
Saghbine, 2015
Saghbine, 2015
Saghbine is located in Lebanon
Saghbine
Saghbine
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°36′39″N 35°41′58″E / 33.61083°N 35.69944°E / 33.61083; 35.69944
CountryLebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa
Elevation
3,757 ft (1,145 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Saghbine (Arabic: صغبين), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Sughbin; a Maronite and Catholic village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley, listed after Machghara.[1]

The origin of the name “Saghbine” is commonly related to the hardness and stubbornness of its men. However, Moufarrej, in the Lebanese Encyclopedia, states that origin of the name Saghbine is Aramaic and refers to the “rugged mountain trails”.[citation needed]

Location

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Saghbine town is located on the eastern slope of Western Lebanese Mountains, at the foot of Mount Niha, by the Litani River in the heart of West Bekaa.

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

Bibliography

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  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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