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'''Bchaaleh''', '''Bcheale''', '''Bchealeh''', '''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|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=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5ttAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 September 2012|year=1967|publisher=F. Steiner in Kommission.}}</ref>
'''Bchaaleh''', '''Bcheale''', '''Bchealeh''', '''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|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=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5ttAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 September 2012|year=1967|publisher=F. Steiner in Kommission.}}</ref>


The village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory, offering breathtaking views of the sea and the mesmerizing locality of Douma. It is home to many 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>
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Different studies and research present data on the age of [[Sisters Olive Trees of Noah|two olive trees]] 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>.

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Twelve fertile 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. Different studies and research present data on the age of [[Sisters Olive Trees of Noah|olive trees]] 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>. ''
Another study carried out in French Laboratories in 2017 showed that the trees are a bit older than two thousand years.
Another study carried out in French Laboratories in 2017 showed that the trees are a bit older than two thousand years.


== Etymology: ==
Syriac origin, "Beit Chaali", meaning "the place of glorification and adoration"
==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of oldest trees]]
* [[List of oldest trees]]
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*[http://www.bchaaleh.com Village website]
*[http://www.bchaaleh.com Village website]
*[http://www.accuweather.com/en/lb/bchaale/1277499/weather-forecast/1277499 Weather and climate] from [[Accuweather]]
*[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]
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Revision as of 08:11, 3 December 2020

Bchaaleh
بشعله
Village
Map showing the location of Bchaaleh within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Bchaaleh within Lebanon
Bchaaleh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°12′13″N 35°49′25″E / 34.20361°N 35.82361°E / 34.20361; 35.82361
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBatroun District
Elevation
1,311 m (4,301 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
3,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+9616715
Websitewww.bchaaleh.com
Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999

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

The village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory, offering breathtaking views of the sea and the mesmerizing locality of Douma. It is home to many 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. [3]

Twelve fertile 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. Different studies and research present data on the age of olive trees in Bchaaleh. Some claim they are between five and seven thousand years old".[4]. Another study carried out in French Laboratories in 2017 showed that the trees are a bit older than two thousand years.

Etymology:

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

See also

References

  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. ^ "Bchaaleh | Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. ^ Bechealeh’s ancient trees still producing high-end olive oil, article in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
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