Basloukit
Basloukit or Beslouqit is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Basloukite”, “Baslouqit”, “Basloûqît”, “Basloûqîte”, “Baslūqīt”, and “Ouâdi el Ghamîq”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horsh Ehden and Mar Sarkis, Ehden.
Horsh Ehden
Nature reserve
Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon. It contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making it a part of the country's cultural and natural heritage. Horsh Ehden is situated 2½ km east of Basloukit.
Mar Sarkis, Ehden
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
In Ehden, Lebanon, Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate, in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, Kfarsghab, Bane and Hadath El Jebbeh.
Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
Monastery
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya is situated 3½ km southwest of Basloukit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ehden and Aslout.
Ehden
Town
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.
Aslout
Village
Aslout is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is a Maronite Christian community.
Ejbeh
Village
Ejbeh is a village in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Its population is Maronite Catholic. As of 2022, the village had 165 registered voters, 31 of whom were Diaspora voters.
Basloukit
- Categories: human settlement, village/town/city in Lebanon, and locality
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.30792° or 34° 18′ 29″ northLongitude
35.96725° or 35° 58′ 2″ eastElevation
1,268 metres (4,160 feet)Open location code
8G6Q8X58+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5051656009OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Basloukit” goes by many names.
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