Bkerké
Bkerké (Arabic: بْكِرْكِي) is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh, northeast of Beirut, in Lebanon.
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Though now exclusively used by the church, the area was owned by the noble Khazen family. The clergy use it under a special waqf.
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