Middle East
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North Lebanon

Boqsmaiya

Boqsmaiya, also spelled Boxmaya or Boqsmaiyya, is a village located in the Batroun District, . As of 2018, the municipality board president is Simon Kabalan Fares, the vice president is Semaan Khaddah, and the Mukhtar is Joseph Fahim Abi Fadel.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 633 residents
  • Description: village in Batroun District
  • Also known as: “Baqişmāyā”, “Baqsimīyah”, “Biqsmayyā”, “Boksmaya”, “Boqsmaïya”, “Boqsmâya”, “Boxmaya”, “Buqismāyā”, “Buqismayyā”, and “Buqsmāyā”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darbechtar and Kfifan.

Village
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, also known as Darb Ishtar, is a village located on the South-Eastern periphery of the in the of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Boqsmaiya.

Village
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Town
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Boqsmaiya

Latitude
34.25117° or 34° 15′ 4″ north
Longitude
35.76564° or 35° 45′ 56″ east
Population
633
Elevation
441 metres (1,447 feet)
Open location code
8G6Q7Q28+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6206508762
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
276586
Wiki­data ID
Q4951987
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Boqsmaiya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بقسميا”
  • Dutch: “Boxmaya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بقسميا”
  • French: “Boqsmaiya”
  • German: “Boqsmaiya”
  • Irish: “Boxmaya”
  • Italian: “Bkesmaya”
  • Persian: “بقسمیا”

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