Highest Village in Lebanon

Lebanon, a country with an average altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level, is home to the highest villages in the Middle East: Bekaa Kafra, Ainata, Kfardebian, Laqlouq, Tfail, Ouyoun Orghoch, and Souaqi. The altitudes cited below are based on Google Earth elevation indicator.

Bekaa Kafra

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A village in the Bsharri District.

  • It is the highest inhabited town in Lebanon and the Middle East with an altitude of 1800m. It is also the birthplace of the famous Catholic Maronite Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
  • From this wonderful sitting, from Bekaa Kafra, on the left side, you can see Bsharri the city and the birth place of the Lebanese – American Philosopher, writer, artist Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883–1931).

Ainata

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Ainata is a village located in Northern Lebanon, between the Bsharri District and the Baalbek District.

Ouyoun Al Siman and Faqra

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Ouyoun al Simane and Faqra are both villages in Kfardebian, but they consist only of ski resorts, winter resorts and hotels and villas.

Tfail

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Tfail is a very remote village in Eastern Baalbek District

Ouyoun Orghoch

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Ouyoun Orghoch is a Lebanese locality located at the Eastern slopes of Qurnat as Sawda'. It rises 2100 m above sea level.