Rashaya
Sign in to saveRashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya (), also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi (and variations), is a town of the Rashaya District in the western portion of the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated at around above sea level on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Rashaya
- Settlement.other_name
- Rashaya al-Wadi, Rachaya el-Wadi, Rachaiya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rashaya.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rashaya as seen from the citadel
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bekaa Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rashaya District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2007
- Settlement.population_total
- 8,500
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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- Area
- 67.52
- Elevation
- 1200
- Image
- Rashaya.jpg
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Rashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya (), also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi (and variations), is a town of the Rashaya District in the western portion of the Beqaa Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated at around above sea level on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus.
Rachaya is known for the Rashaya Citadel where Bshara El Khoury was jailed in 1943. Since then, the town has become a symbol of independence.
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