Fun facts about Zahlé
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The source of the city's name is unclear, with some historians relating it to the ancient Roman god of fertility - Zohal.
Zahlé
Lebanon
Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.
From the “Etymology” section
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Zahlé was burned in 1777 and 1791.
Zahlé
Lebanon
Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.
From the “History” section
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Zahlé is one of the largest predominantly Christian towns in Lebanon and the Middle East.
Zahlé
Lebanon
Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.
From the “Demographics” section
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Zahlé is known as 'the City of Wine and Poetry'.
Zahlé
Lebanon
Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.
From the “Culture” section
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Zahlé is twinned with Bordeaux, France, since 2006.
Zahlé
Lebanon
Zahlé is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area.
From the “Twin towns – sister cities” section
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