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Zahlé
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Zahlé () is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth-largest taking the whole urban area (the Jounieh urban area is larger).
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Zahlé is a city and municipality in Lebanon, serving as the capital of both the Beqaa Governorate and the Zahlé District. The city has a population of 100,000 and covers an area of 8,000,000. It is situated at an elevation of 1,010 above sea level and operates within the Eastern European Time zone. The local dialing code is 8, and the postal code is 1801.
The demonym for residents of Zahlé is Zahlawi. The city is a member of the Creative Cities Network and is twinned with Zabrze. Its official name is زحلة.
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Place details
- Locality
- زحلة
- Region
- محافظة البقاع
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 78,145
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Zahlé
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zahle,Lebanon.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 275px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panoramic
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 275
- 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
- Zahlé District
- Settlement.leader_party
- Independent
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Salim Ghazali
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Transportation
- Main sights
- Berdawni Promenade
- Our Lady of Zahlé and Bekaa
- Town Hall (Old Serail)
- The Catholic Cathedral (Our Lady of Salvation)
- Grand Hotel Kadri
- Memshieh Park
- Archaeological sites
- Culture
- Climate
- People
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
{{Infobox settlement
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