Beqaa Valley
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The Beqaa Valley is a fertile agricultural plain in eastern Lebanon, known as the country’s primary farming region and a historic corridor between the Mediterranean coast and inland Syria.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beqaa Valley canonical | 8 |
| Beqaa Valley (northern part) | 1 |
| Beqaa region | 1 |
| upper Beqaa plateau | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Anti-Lebanon Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Lebanon range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Zahlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate with continental influence ⓘ |
| contains |
Baalbek archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman temples of Baalbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryCapitalDistance | east of Beirut ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beqaa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crop |
apples
ⓘ
barley ⓘ grapes ⓘ potatoes ⓘ vegetables ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf |
Litani River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock raising ⓘ wine industry ⓘ |
| historicalEra | ancient times ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
corridor between Mediterranean coast and inland Syria
ⓘ
trade route between coastal cities and Damascus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile agricultural plain
ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ grain cultivation ⓘ primary farming region of Lebanon ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ vineyards ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Baalbek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hermel NERFINISHED ⓘ Zahlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fertile Crescent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
agricultural heartland of Lebanon
ⓘ
transport corridor between Lebanon and Syria ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| usedFor | irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beqaa Valley (northern part)
this entity surface form:
Beqaa region
this entity surface form:
upper Beqaa plateau