| Baabdat بعبدات |
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| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Matn District |
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  Baabdat
Location of Baabdat, Lebanon
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| Elevation | 800–1,050 m (2,625–3,445 ft) |
Baabdat (also spelled Baabdath, Arabic: بعبدات) is a town located in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon, 22 km from Beirut at an altitude ranging between 800 to 1050 meters above sea level. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية |||} Lebanon is divided into six Governorates ( Muhafazah) listed with their capitals in parentheses Beirut ( Beirut Mount Lebanon ( Arabic: جبل لبنان; transliterated: Jabal Libnan is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. The governorates of Lebanon are divided into 25 Districts ( Aqdya, singular Qadaa) Matn ( Arabic: قضاء المتن, translit: Qada' el Matn sometimes spelled Metn, is a district ( Qadaa) in the The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Matn ( Arabic: قضاء المتن, translit: Qada' el Matn sometimes spelled Metn, is a district ( Qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon ( Arabic: جبل لبنان as a geographic designation is the Lebanese mountain range known as the Western Mountain Range of Lebanon Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 [1] The lush pine forests that surround the town make it a very popular summer resort for those escaping the busy coastal cities of Lebanon, especially the capital, Beirut. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 The town's proximity to Brummana, one of Mount Lebanon's most active summer destinations, makes Baabdat a major tourist destination in the summer. Brummana (برمانا is a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. [2]
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Demography
The inhabitants of Baabdat are Lebanese and followers of the Maronite Catholic, Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic churches. Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac The term Melkite (also written Melchite) is used to refer to various Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East.
Etymology
The name "Baabdat" is derivative of the Aramaic words, beit abdutha, meaning "the home of adoration. In Calculus, a branch of mathematics the derivative is a measurement of how a function changes when the values of its inputs change Aramaic is a Semitic language with " The Aramaic name refers to an ancient temple that was built by the Phoenicians to worship the ancient Canaanite, Greek and later Roman gods. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its The Religions of the Ancient Near East were mostly Polytheistic, with some early examples of emerging Henotheism ( Atenism, early [3]
History
When Lebanon was part of the Roman Empire, Baabdat was the center of wood choppers who transported trees to Beirut for use in ship construction. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial [4]
Notables from Baabdat
Baabdat is the birthplace of Lebanon's former president, Émile Lahoud, politician Nassib Lahoud and film director and actress Nadine Labaki. General Émile Jamil Lahoud ( اميل لحود; born 12 January 1936 is a former President of Lebanon. Nassib Lahoud ( Arabic: نسيب لحود is a Lebanese political figure born on 23 November 1944 in Baabdat - Matn, Lebanon Nadine Labaki ( Arabic; نادين لبكي) is a Lebanese actress and director
Religious Structures
Like most mountain villages of Lebanon, Baabdat is home to numerous, historic churches, monasteries and convents. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
- Saint Mamas Church, built in the 16th century
- Saint George Church, built in the mid 1700s
- Our Lady of Deliverance Church, built in 1851
- Saint Michael Greek Catholic Church
- Saint Antonio Convent, completed in 1900
References
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