Rayak
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Rayak is a town in Lebanon known historically for its strategic railway junction and air base in the Bekaa Valley.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| airBaseStatus | active military air base ⓘ |
| belongsTo | State of Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 900–1000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasAirBaseFunction | Lebanese Air Force operations ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture support
ⓘ
services ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civilian settlement
ⓘ
military support area ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
early aviation infrastructure in Lebanon
ⓘ
historic railway workshops ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airfield
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFacility | Rayak Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayJunction | Rayak railway junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | settlement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French Mandate of Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
air base
ⓘ
role in regional transportation ⓘ strategic railway junction ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bekaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Beqaa Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zahle District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Syrian border
ⓘ
Zahle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lebanese railway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inland Lebanon ⓘ |
| railwayStatus | largely disused in contemporary period ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
military
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transportRole |
junction between coastal and inland routes
ⓘ
link between Beirut and Damascus rail lines ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military airfield
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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