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'''Bcheale''' or '''Bechealeh''' is a village in the [[Batroun District]] of the [[North Governorate]], [[Lebanon]].<ref name="Wild1973">{{cite book|author=Stefan Wild|title=Libanesische Ortsnamen|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RUpAAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=8 September 2012|year=1973|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag}}</ref><ref name="Orient-Institut1967">{{cite book|author=Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Orient-Institut|title=Beiruter Texte und Studien|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l5ttAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 September 2012|year=1967|publisher=F. Steiner in Kommission.}}</ref>
'''Bchaaleh''' (alternatively spelled '''Bcheale''', '''Bchealeh''' or '''Bshaaleh''') is a village in the [[Batroun District]] of the [[North Governorate]] in [[Lebanon]].<ref name="Wild1973">{{cite book|author=Stefan Wild|title=Libanesische Ortsnamen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RUpAAQAAIAAJ|access-date=8 September 2012|year=1973|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag}}</ref><ref name="Orient-Institut1967">{{cite book|author=Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Orient-Institut|title=Beiruter Texte und Studien|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5ttAAAAMAAJ|access-date=8 September 2012|year=1967|publisher=F. Steiner in Kommission.}}</ref>

It had 1,456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents mainly belonged to the [[Maronite Church]].<ref name=muni>{{cite web|title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon|url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf|publisher=The Monthly|accessdate=7 November 2021|pages=18, 22|date=March 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf|archivedate=3 June 2016}}</ref> The village is notable for being home for the [[Sisters Olive Trees of Noah]], twelve olive trees believed to be among the world's oldest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kornei |first=Katherine |date=March 9, 2024 |title=These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/science/olive-tree-oldest.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

==Geography==
The village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory, with views of the sea and across Douma. It is home to traditional houses and to Saint Stephan church, one of the largest in the region of Batroun. To the north-east of the village, a citadel is built on the ruins of a medieval fortress, erected itself on Phoenicians ruins destroyed by the Romans.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bchaaleh {{!}} Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban|url=http://www.pbvliban.org/village/bchaaleh/|access-date=2020-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Centennial olive trees ===
{{Main article|Sisters Olive Trees of Noah}}
[[File:Olive5.jpg|thumb|Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999]]
Twelve [[Olive|olive trees]] still live in the village of Bchaaleh, at more than 1200m above sea level. It is said that they are the oldest olive trees in the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kornei |first=Katherine |date=March 9, 2024 |title=These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/science/olive-tree-oldest.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Different studies and research present data on the age of the [[Sisters Olive Trees of Noah]] in Bchaaleh. Some claim they are "between five and seven thousand years old".<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/Lebanon/2012/Oct-31/193293-bechealehs-ancient-trees-still-producing-high-end-olive-oil.ashx#axzz2EYVZGXQO Bechealeh's ancient trees still producing high-end olive oil, article in ''The Daily Star'' (Lebanon)]</ref>

== Etymology ==
Syriac origin, "Beit Chaali", meaning "the place of glorification and adoration".

==Solar power==
In 2017 Bchaaleh installed a [[solar farm]], and managed to avoid the worst effects of the [[2021 Lebanese blackout]].<ref>[https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-crisis-electricity-bchaaleh-village-solar-power Lebanon crisis: How one village keeps the lights on thanks to solar power] by Elizabeth Fitt, 30 October 2021, [[Middle East Eye]]</ref>


==See also==
[[Carol Drinkwater]] has claimed that two [[olive]] [[tree]]s in Bcheale have been ''"scientifically dated at between six and seven thousand years old"''.<ref name="Drinkwater2011">{{cite book|author=Carol Drinkwater|title=The Olive Tree|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uGwPeeat0AQC&pg=PT18|accessdate=8 September 2012|date=9 June 2011|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-0-297-85750-1|pages=18–}}</ref> A claim which, if verified would make them the [[List of oldest trees|oldest trees in the world]].<ref name="Drinkwater2011a">{{cite book|author=Carol Drinkwater|title=The Olive Route|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nI2MgnisWFkC&pg=PT33|accessdate=8 September 2012|date=9 June 2011|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-1-78022-064-2|pages=33–}}</ref>
* [[List of oldest trees]]
* [[List of individual trees]]
* [[List of long-living organisms]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.localiban.org/article3822.html Bcheaali], Localiban

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013010652/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11685772 Photos of the Olive Trees of Bcheale on Panoramio.com]
* [http://wikimapia.org/1396159/Bcheale Bcheale on Wikimapia]
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11685772 Photos of the Olive Trees of Bcheale on Panoramio.com]
* [http://www.sistersoliveoil.com Sisters olive trees of Noah website about the town of Bcheale]
* [http://oli-olea.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/lebanon-north-al-batrun-district.html OLEA - images of the olive trees of Bcheale]
* "[http://www.protect-lebaneseheritage.com/blog/2011/11/08/the-sisters-olive-trees-of-noah-the-last-sentinels-of-the-north/ The sisters olive trees of noah, the last sentinels of the north]"—article by the [[Association for the protection of Lebanese heritage]]
*[http://www.bchaaleh.com Village website]
*[http://www.accuweather.com/en/lb/bchaale/1277499/weather-forecast/1277499 Weather and climate] from [[Accuweather]]
*[http://www.pbvliban.org/village/bchaaleh/ Bchaaleh] from [http://www.pbvliban.org/ Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban]
{{Batroun District}}


[[Category:Batroun District]]
[[Category:Batroun District]]
[[Category:Populated places in the North Governorate|Batroun]]
[[Category:Populated places in the North Governorate|Batroun]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon]]

Latest revision as of 03:16, 30 September 2024

Bsheale
بشعله
Village
Map showing the location of Bchaaleh within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Bchaaleh within Lebanon
Bsheale
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°12′13″N 35°49′25″E / 34.20361°N 35.82361°E / 34.20361; 35.82361
CountryLebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBatroun District
Elevation
1,311 m (4,301 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,800 registered voters 1,800 residents
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+9616715
Websitewww.bchaaleh.com

Bchaaleh (alternatively spelled Bcheale, Bchealeh or Bshaaleh) is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon.[1][2]

It had 1,456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents mainly belonged to the Maronite Church.[3] The village is notable for being home for the Sisters Olive Trees of Noah, twelve olive trees believed to be among the world's oldest.[4]

Geography

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The village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory, with views of the sea and across Douma. It is home to traditional houses and to Saint Stephan church, one of the largest in the region of Batroun. To the north-east of the village, a citadel is built on the ruins of a medieval fortress, erected itself on Phoenicians ruins destroyed by the Romans.[5]

Centennial olive trees

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Main article: Sisters Olive Trees of Noah
Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999

Twelve olive trees still live in the village of Bchaaleh, at more than 1200m above sea level. It is said that they are the oldest olive trees in the world.[6] Different studies and research present data on the age of the Sisters Olive Trees of Noah in Bchaaleh. Some claim they are "between five and seven thousand years old".[7]

Etymology

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Syriac origin, "Beit Chaali", meaning "the place of glorification and adoration".

Solar power

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In 2017 Bchaaleh installed a solar farm, and managed to avoid the worst effects of the 2021 Lebanese blackout.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stefan Wild (1973). Libanesische Ortsnamen. Franz Steiner Verlag. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Orient-Institut (1967). Beiruter Texte und Studien. F. Steiner in Kommission. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 18, 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ Kornei, Katherine (9 March 2024). "These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Bchaaleh | Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ Kornei, Katherine (9 March 2024). "These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Bechealeh's ancient trees still producing high-end olive oil, article in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
  8. ^ Lebanon crisis: How one village keeps the lights on thanks to solar power by Elizabeth Fitt, 30 October 2021, Middle East Eye
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