Deir El Ahmar

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Deir El Ahmar is a town in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley known for its predominantly Maronite Christian community and historical religious significance.

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Deir El Ahmar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influence
continent Asia
country Lebanon
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Christian population
predominantly Maronite population
elevation highland area of Beqaa Valley
governedBy municipality of Deir El Ahmar NERFINISHED
hasBuiltHeritage historic churches
religious monuments
traditional stone houses
hasCulturalPractice Christian religious festivals
saints’ day celebrations
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
olive cultivation
viticulture
hasLanguage Arabic
hasMinorityLanguage English
French
hasPopulationCharacteristic mixed local and diaspora-linked families
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic shrines
Maronite churches NERFINISHED
monasteries
hasReligiousRole local Maronite center
hasTypeOfSettlement rural town
locatedIn Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Baalbek District NERFINISHED
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInGeographicFeature northern Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED
locatedNear Syrian border region
partOf Christian villages of northern Beqaa
Lebanon’s Christian towns
region Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Maronite Catholic Church NERFINISHED
religiousCommunity Maronite Christians NERFINISHED
religiousHeritage Maronite Christian heritage
religiousMajority Maronite Christianity NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance historical Christian pilgrimage site
religiousTradition Maronite liturgical traditions
roadConnection connected to Baalbek
connected to other Beqaa localities
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
usesWritingSystem Arabic alphabet
utcOffset +02:00
utcOffsetDST +03:00

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