Bmakine

Bmakine بمكين
Town
Bmakine Bmakine shown within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°47′49″N 35°34′13″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Aley
City	Aley
Area [1]
• Total	1.11 km^2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LB

Bmakine (Arabic: بمكين) is a village in the Aley District of Lebanon. It is 700 meters above sea level.[1]

Location and geography

Bmakine lies on a hill in Aley, overlooking the Mediterranean sea from the west, 20 minutes away from Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Bmikkin, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany, upper el-Ghurb.[2]

See also

• List of cities in Lebanon

References

1. Bmakine, Localiban
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 191

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.

External links

• Bmakine, Localiba