Mdoukha Explained

Official Name:Mdoukha
Native Name:مذوخا
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rashaya
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:15.18
Population Blank1 Title:Total (including expatriates, estimated)
Population Blank1:3300
Population Blank2 Title:Living in Mdoukha (estimated)
Population Blank2:<400
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1102

Mdoukha (ar|مذوخا) is a village and municipality 72km (45miles) east of Beirut in the Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon.[2] [3] [4] A significant majority of the population is considered to be Lebanese Canadian, with 60% living in London, Ontario.[5] Most of the population identifies as Sunni Muslim.Mdoukha lies at the foothills of Mount Hermon (which can be seen from many different points in and around the town) in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Valley, about 15 kilometres northwest of Mount Hermon, and 72 kilometres east of Beirut.[6] It sits 1102 metres above sea level.[7] Villages surrounding Mdoukha include Ain Arab, Al-Bireh, Al-Rafid, Bakka, Kfardenis, and Kherbet Rouha.[8] Mdoukha has historically been a farming town. It is home to the K-6 Mdoukha Public Elementary School as well as a small park just outside the town. On the nearby Mount Qsair, there are ruins.No official census data is available, as is the case for the rest of the country, however locals and expatriates estimate Mdoukha's population to be approximately 3300 people, of which the majority lives in London, Ontario.[9] [10]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elevation of Mdoukha, Lebanon .
  2. Web site: Google Maps: Mdoukha.
  3. Book: George Taylor. The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré. 23 September 2012. 1971. Dar el-Machreq Publishers.
  4. Book: Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon). Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph. 24 September 2012. 1968. Imprimerie Catholique..
  5. Web site: The Monthly - issue 91 . localiban . 25 December 2015 . 7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111732/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf . 4 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Google Maps: Mdoukha.
  7. Web site: Elevation of Mdoukha, Lebanon .
  8. Web site: Google Maps: Mdoukha.
  9. Web site: The Lebanese Demographic Reality.
  10. Web site: The Monthly - issue 91 . localiban . 25 December 2015 . 7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111732/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf . 4 March 2016 .