Bsharri
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| Bsharri بْشَرِّيْ |
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| Bsharri as seen frae athort the Qadisha valley (facin wast). | |
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| Coordinates: 34°15′4″N 36°0′40″E / 34.25111°N 36.01111°E | |
| Kintra | |
| Govrenorate | North Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Bsharri Destrict |
| 1029 AD | |
| Hicht | 1,450 m (4,757 ft) |
| Heichest elevation | 1,550 m (5,085 ft) |
| Laichest elevation | 1,350 m (4,429 ft) |
| Indwallers | |
| - Tot | 100,000 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialin code | +961 |
Bsharri (an aw spelt Becharre, Bcharre, Bsharre; Arabic: بْشَرِّيْ), is a Lebanese toun at aboot 1,450 m o altitude, near the Kadisha Valley. It is locatit at 34°15′4″N 36°0′40″E / 34.25111°N 36.01111°E, in the Bsharri Destrict o the North Govrenorate. Bsharri is the toun o the anerlie remainin (preservit) Oreeginal Cedars o Lebanon, Cedar an is the birthplace o the famous poet, painter an sculptor Khalil Gibran who nou haes a museum in the toun tae honor him.
The name Bsharri (بشرّي) can be foond in the Phoenicie leid (بيث الشري) meanin "The Hoose O Ishtar",[1]