Machghara

Machghara
مشغرة
Town
Machghara
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′41″N 35°39′6″E / 33.52806°N 35.65167°E / 33.52806; 35.65167Coordinates: 33°31′41″N 35°39′6″E / 33.52806°N 35.65167°E / 33.52806; 35.65167
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Beqaa Governorate
District Western Beqaa District
Population (1997 census estimates)
 • Total 6,800

Machghara (Arabic: مشغرة‎) is a small town in the Beka'a Valley of Lebanon,[1] situated in the Western Beqaa District and south of the Beqaa Governorate. It lies just to the northwest of Sohmor and southwest of Lake Qaraoun, south of Aitanit and north of Ain Et Tine. The Iskander Spring lies to the northeast of the village.

References

  1. ↑ Le Commerce du Levant. Société de la presse économique. 1967. p. 40. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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