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Beit Chama - Aaqidiyeh

Coordinates: 33°55′13″N 36°01′33″E / 33.92028°N 36.02583°E / 33.92028; 36.02583
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Beit Chama
بيت شاما
Village
Beit Chama is located in Lebanon
Beit Chama
Beit Chama
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°55′13″N 36°01′33″E / 33.92028°N 36.02583°E / 33.92028; 36.02583
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
DistrictBaalbek District
Elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Beit Chama (Arabic: بيت شاما) is a local authority in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in Lebanon.

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beit Shama's population as being predominantly Metawileh.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 144

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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