Rachaya

Rashaya District is an administrative district in the of the Republic of . Most of Rachaya's population are Druze with a Sunni and Shia and Christian minority.
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  • Type: district of Lebanon with 50,000 residents
  • Description: district in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
  • Also known as: Caza de Rachaiya”, “Qaḑā’ Rāshayyā”, “Rashaya District”, and “Rashayya

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rashaya and Aaiha.

راشيا is a town in . al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi as it was known is the site of ancient temples built by the Qaraoun culture, Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations and cultures such as that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.

ايحه is a village in . The village is known as the site of the "fountain of the Hasbani ", a temporary wetland, an ancient temple and rock carvings created by the Qaraoun culture, Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations and cultures such as that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.

is a village in . The village is known as the site of ancient temple, rock carvings, and an ancient reservoir built by the Qaraoun culture, Phoenicians, the Romans, and other civilisations and cultures such as that have conquered the region and enjoyed the fertile soil of the Bekaa Valley.

Rachaya

Latitude
33.5333° or 33° 32′ north
Longitude
35.8333° or 35° 50′ east
Population
50,000
Elevation
1,011 metres (3,317 feet)
Open location code
8G5QGRMM+88
Geo­Names ID
268737
Wiki­data ID
Q2104948
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Rachaya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قضاء راشيا
  • Armenian: Ռաշայայի շրջան
  • Basque: Rashaya barrutia
  • Catalan: Rashaya
  • Cebuano: Caza de Rachaïya
  • Chinese: 拉謝亞區
  • Chinese: 拉謝亞縣
  • Chinese: 拉谢亚区
  • Dutch: Rashaya
  • French: District de Rachaya
  • German: Distrikt Rachaya
  • German: Distrikt Raschaja
  • German: Distrikt Rashaya
  • Hebrew: נפת ראשיא
  • Hebrew: ראשיא
  • Italian: distretto di Rashaya
  • Italian: Distretto di Rashaya
  • Japanese: ラシャーヤ郡
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rashaya distrikt
  • Persian: شهرستان راشیا
  • Polish: Dystrykt Raszaja
  • Polish: Kada Raszajja
  • Portuguese: Rashaya (distrito)
  • Portuguese: Rashaya
  • Romanian: Districtul Rachaya
  • Russian: Рашайя (район)
  • Russian: Рашайя
  • Scots: Rashaya Destrict
  • Spanish: Rashaya
  • Swedish: Caza de Rachaïya
  • Turkish: Raşaya İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Рашайя (район)
  • Ukrainian: Рашайя
  • Urdu: راشیا ضلع
  • Urdu: ضلع راشيا
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع راشا

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