Ehden
Sign in to saveEhden (, Syriac-Aramaic:ܐܗܕ ܢ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ehden
- Settlement.native_name
- إِهْدِن
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ehden, overview.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Overview of Ehden
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- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Map showing the location of Ehden within Lebanon
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- Location within Lebanon
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Lebanon
- Located in
- Zgharta District
- Elevation
- +1500
- Official website
- www.zgharta.gov.lb/municipality
- Image
- Ehden Panoramic 2.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Etymology
- Location, climate and nature
- History
- BC Ehden
- AD Ehden
- Ehden's ancient ruins
- Present day
- Places of worship
- The early churches
- Churches today
- Environment
- See also
- References
- External links
Ehden (, Syriac-Aramaic:ܐܗܕ ܢ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.
==Geography== The mountain town is located above sea level, and is from Zgharta, from Beirut (the country’s capital) and from Tripoli, Lebanon.