Deir el Qamar

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Deir el Qamar is a historic Lebanese village in the Chouf region known for its well-preserved traditional architecture and former role as a political and cultural center of Mount Lebanon.

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Deir al-Qamar 3
Deir el Qamar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
village
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Asia
country Lebanon
district Chouf District NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 800 meters above sea level
governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED
hasFeature central stone-paved square
narrow cobblestone streets
traditional Lebanese houses
hasHistoricalPeriod Ottoman era NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalRole administrative center in the Emirate of Mount Lebanon
seat of local emirs in Mount Lebanon
hasLandmark Fakhreddine II Palace NERFINISHED
Fakhreddine Mosque NERFINISHED
Municipal Palace of Deir el Qamar NERFINISHED
Our Lady of the Hill Church NERFINISHED
Palace of Emir Fakhreddine II NERFINISHED
Saydet at-Talle Church NERFINISHED
Serail of Deir el Qamar NERFINISHED
historic synagogue of Deir el Qamar
hasRole former cultural center of Mount Lebanon
former political center of Mount Lebanon
hasViewOf Beqaa Valley (distant views) NERFINISHED
surrounding Chouf mountains
heritageStatus historic village
knownFor Ottoman-era public buildings
historic stone houses with red-tiled roofs
well-preserved traditional Lebanese architecture
language Arabic
locatedIn Chouf District NERFINISHED
Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Lebanon NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Mount Lebanon NERFINISHED
nearby Beiteddine NERFINISHED
Beiteddine Palace NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Chouf NERFINISHED
Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED
religion predominantly Druze and Christian population
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism destination
heritage tourism destination

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George Antonius placeOfBirth Deir el Qamar
this entity surface form: Deir al-Qamar
Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate capital Deir el Qamar
this entity surface form: Deir al-Qamar
Mount Lebanon Emirate capital Deir el Qamar
this entity surface form: Deir al-Qamar