Bekaa Governorate

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Bekaa Governorate is an administrative region in eastern Lebanon known for its fertile agricultural valley, major wineries, and strategic location between the Mount Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges.

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Bekaa Governorate canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governorate of Lebanon
agriculturalProducts fruit orchards
grapes
vegetables
wheat
borderedBy Anti-Lebanon Mountains
surface form: Anti-Lebanon mountain range

Mount Lebanon
surface form: Mount Lebanon mountain range
bordersCountry Syria
bordersGovernorate Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate
North Governorate NERFINISHED
South Governorate
capital Zahlé
climate Mediterranean-influenced continental climate
containsArchaeologicalSite Anjar
Umayyad ruins of Anjar
country Lebanon
hasCharacteristic fertile agricultural valley
hasCity Baalbek
Joub Jannine
Qabb Ilyas
Riyaq
Zahlé
hasEconomicActivity crop farming
food processing
livestock raising
wine export
hasFeature broad valley floor
surrounded by mountain ranges
hasRiver Litani River
Orontes River
knownFor agriculture
major wineries
viticulture
wine production
locatedIn Beqaa Valley
eastern Lebanon
mainLanguage Arabic
partOf Lebanese administrative divisions
religiousComposition mixed Christian and Muslim communities
strategicImportance corridor between coastal Lebanon and inland Syria
historical trade route
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
usesCurrency Lebanese pound
UTCOffset +2
UTCOffsetDST +3
wineRegion Bekaa Valley
surface form: Bekaa Valley wine region

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Mount Lebanon borders Bekaa Governorate
Zahle campus regionServed Bekaa Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate borderedBy Bekaa Governorate
Litani River flowsThroughGovernorate Bekaa Governorate