Bekaa Valley
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The Bekaa Valley is a fertile and strategically important region in eastern Lebanon, known for its agriculture, wineries, and role as a key corridor and stronghold in various Middle Eastern conflicts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bekaa Valley canonical | 14 |
| Bekaa | 1 |
| Bekaa Valley front | 1 |
| Bekaa Valley wine region | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| borders |
Anti-Lebanon Mountains
ⓘ
Lebanon Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Lebanon range
|
| capitalCityRegion | Zahlé ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate with continental influences ⓘ |
| contains |
Anjar
ⓘ
Baalbek ⓘ Chtaura ⓘ Hermel ⓘ Rayak ⓘ Zahlé ⓘ |
| containsArchaeologicalSite |
Roman ruins of Baalbek
ⓘ
Anjar (Umayyad city in Lebanon) ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad ruins of Anjar
|
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 800–1200 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalUse | agricultural heartland of Lebanon ⓘ |
| hosts |
Château Kefraya winery
ⓘ
Château Ksara winery ⓘ Lebanese wine estates ⓘ Massaya winery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile agricultural land
ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ vineyards ⓘ wine production ⓘ wineries ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Lebanon ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
barley
ⓘ
fruit trees ⓘ grapes ⓘ potatoes ⓘ vegetables ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ wine industry ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Syria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Middle East ⓘ |
| primaryReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| roleInConflict |
area of Syrian military presence during Lebanese Civil War
ⓘ
operational area for Hezbollah ⓘ site of Israeli airstrikes in Arab–Israeli conflicts ⓘ stronghold for various militias during Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key east–west corridor in Lebanon
ⓘ
north–south transit route between Syria and southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Damascus–Beirut route
ⓘ
north–south highway through eastern Lebanon ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Litani River
ⓘ
Orontes River ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bekaa
subject surface form:
Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
this entity surface form:
Bekaa Valley front
subject surface form:
Bilad al-Sham
subject surface form:
Anjar
this entity surface form:
Bekaa Valley wine region