Machgara

Machghara (), also spelled Mashghara, is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, 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, and 45km(28mi) south east of the capital Beirut. The Iskander Spring lies to the northeast of the village.

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Place details

Locality: مشغرة
Region: محافظة البقاع
Country: لبنان
Population: 0

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Settlement.official_name: Machghara
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Beqaa Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Western Beqaa District
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 1997 census estimates
Settlement.population_total: 6,800
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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History
Geography
Demographics
People from Machghara
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There were 9,944 registered voters in Machghara in 2010. The inhabitants of the town are Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic and Shia Muslims. On 14 June 1986 the Syrian army entered Machghara to enforce a truce that they had brokered between Hezbollah and the SSNP. During a week of fighting Hezbollah had taken control of the town.