Baakleen
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Place details
- Locality
- بعقلين
- Region
- محافظة جبل لبنان
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Baakline
- Settlement.native_name
- بعقلين
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Baakline Waterfalls and river 01.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Blue waterfall of Shallalat Al Zarka
- Settlement.image_alt
- Blue waterfall of Shallalat Al Zarka
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of Baakline within Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Lebanon
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Chouf District
- Population
- +17000
- Area
- +14
- Elevation
- +915
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Image
- Baakline Waterfalls and river 01.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Waterfalls and river
- Blue waterfalls of Shallalat el Zarka
- References
- External links
Baakleen, also spelled Baaqlîne or Baakline (), is a prominent Druze city located in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon, about 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. Situated at an elevation of 850 to 920 meters, it has a population of around 30,000 and covers an area of 14 square kilometers, with approximately 2,870 homes. The town is surrounded by several neighboring villages, including Deir al-Qamar, Beit ed-Dine, Ainbal, , Symkanieh, and Jahlieh.
==History== Founded in the 12th century by the Maan emirs, Baakline served as their capital until the early 17th century when its most famous Emir Fakhreddin II, moved to Deir el Qamar. Today, Baakline is an important Druze city. The beautiful grand serail, the main administrative building of Baakline before World War II, has been restored and transformed into a public library. In the area of the Serail are some Druze religious buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries, including, ancient tombs and Ain Aldiaa water source.