Machghara

Machghara (Arabic: مشغرة‎), also spelled Mashghara, is a small town in the Beqaa 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.

Machghara

مشغرة
Town
Machghara
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′41″N 35°39′6″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa District
Population
 (1997 census estimates)
 • Total6,800

There were 9,944 registered voters in Machghara in 2010. The inhabitants of the town are Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic and Shia Muslims.[2]

Geography

The city is located at an average of 1,050 meters above sea level, more than 200 meters above the course of the Litani River. It leans against the eastern slope of the Mount Lebanon massif. Machghara is part of the Western Beqaa District Caza which has 18 localities.

People from Machghara

References
  1. Le Commerce du Levant. Société de la presse économique. 1967. p. 40. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiariah elections in the Beqa'a 147 municipalities and 414 mokhtars" (PDF). The Monthly Magazine. February 2010.
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