Beit ed-Dine
Beit ed-Dine (Arabic: بيت الدين), also known as Btaddine (Arabic: بتدين) is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The town is located 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut, and near the town of Deir el-Qamar from which it is separated by a steep valley. It had 1,613 registered voters in 2010 and its inhabitants are predominantly Christians from the Maronite, Melkite and Greek Orthodox denominations. Beit ed-Dine's total land area consists of 244 hectares and its average elevation is 860 meters above sea level.
Beit ed-Dine
بيت الدين | |
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Village | |
Beiteddine Palace | |
Beit ed-Dine Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′44″N 35°34′45″E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Chouf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
The town is well known for the Beiteddine Palace, which hosts the annual summer Beiteddine Festival.
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