Baskinta

Baskinta is a village situated at an altitude ranging from 1250 metres above sea level and climbs up to approximately 1800 meters of height at Qanat Bakish, making it one of the highest villages of .
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Photo: Yasmin Cury, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Baskintā”, “Beskinnia”, “Beskinnta”, and “Biskintā”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bteghrine and Marjaba.

Town
Photo: Surreallogic, Public domain.
is a municipality in the of the of . is situated 4½ km west of Baskinta.

Village
is a Lebanese village located in the in , . is situated 4½ km southwest of Baskinta.

Village
Mar Mikhaël is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the Medawar district of , . is situated 7 km southwest of Baskinta.

Baskinta

Latitude
33.945° or 33° 56′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.78801° or 35° 47′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,229 metres (4,032 feet)
Open location code
8G5QWQWQ+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4880389174
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
276463
Wiki­data ID
Q2465122
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Baskinta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بسكنتا”
  • Armenian: “Բասքինթա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bəskinta”
  • Central Kurdish: “بەسکینتا”
  • Chinese: “巴斯金塔”
  • Dutch: “Baskinta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بسكنتا”
  • French: “Baskinta”
  • German: “Baskinta”
  • Greek: “Μπασκίντα”
  • Irish: “Baskinta”
  • Italian: “Baskinta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Baskinta”
  • Pampanga: “Baskinta”
  • Persian: “بسكنتا”
  • Persian: “بسکنتا”
  • Russian: “Баскинта”
  • Russian: “Бискинта”
  • Spanish: “Baskinta”
  • Tajik: “Баскинто”
  • Turkish: “Beskinta”
  • Urdu: “بسکنتا”
  • Uzbek: “Baskinto”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ain El Qabou and Beqaatet Kenaan.

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