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Barja (, also known as Barja al-Chouf) is a town and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barja is situated near the Mediterranean coast, 34 kilometers south of Beirut and at the midway point between the latter and Sidon. The town's total land area consists of 729 hectares and its highest point above sea level is documented at 310 meters. Barja had 12,888 registered voters in 2010, and eleven schools with a total of 2,788 students in 2006. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Place details

Locality
برجا
Region
محافظة جبل لبنان
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Barja
Settlement.other_name
Barja el-Chouf
Settlement.native_name
برجا
Settlement.native_name_lang
ara
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_alt
Barja
Settlement.image_caption
Downtown Barja
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
Location within Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mount Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Chouf
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.29
Settlement.elevation_m
310
Settlement.population_total
12,888

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Area
7.29
Elevation
310
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Caves and monuments
  • Ottoman era
  • Twentieth century
  • Contemporary period
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Exeternal links

Barja (, also known as Barja al-Chouf) is a town and municipality in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Barja is situated near the Mediterranean coast, 34 kilometers south of Beirut and at the midway point between the latter and Sidon. The town's total land area consists of 729 hectares and its highest point above sea level is documented at 310 meters. Barja had 12,888 registered voters in 2010, and eleven schools with a total of 2,788 students in 2006. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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