Bechamoun

Bechamoun (Arabic: بشامون), is a town near Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It has an area about 6.6 square kilometres and elevation between 60 and 580 metres above sea level. It lies 8 kilometres from Beirut’s airport and central Beirut. The town has a population of greater than 15,000.

Bechamoun
Arabic: بشامون
Bechamoun
Bechamoun
Coordinates: 33.781936°N 35.531131°E / 33.781936; 35.531131

Bechamoun was the first village to raise the Lebanese flag after gaining independence from France.

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