Deir El Ghazal

Deir El Ghazal (Arabic: دير الغزال), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

Deir El Ghazal
دير الغزال
Village
Deir El Ghazal is located in Lebanon
Deir El Ghazal
Deir El Ghazal
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°49′35″N 36°02′10″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictZahlé
Elevation
3,410 ft (1,040 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Deir el-Ghuzal as a Maronite village in the Baalbek area.[1]

References
  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145

Bibliography
  • 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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