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Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bcheale on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999
Bcheale
City
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBatroun District
Elevation
1,311 meters  m (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding ft)
Population
 • Total
482
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Carol Drinkwater has claimed that two olive trees in Bcheale have been "scientifically dated at between six and seven thousand years old".[3] A claim which, if verified would make them the oldest trees in the world.[4]

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. ^ Carol Drinkwater (9 June 2011). The Olive Tree. Orion. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-0-297-85750-1. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ^ Carol Drinkwater (9 June 2011). The Olive Route. Orion. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-78022-064-2. Retrieved 8 September 2012.