Moukhtara

Moukhtara is a small town in the of the of . The town's inhabitants are divided between Druze and Maronites. It is the hometown of Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: Al Mukhtārah”, “El Moukhtara”, “El Moukhtâra”, “El Mukhtāra”, and “El-Mukhtarah

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boqaata and Ammatour.

Village
Bakaata is a town located in the of the , about 45 kilometres southeast of . Its altitude ranges between 850 m – 950 m high.

Town
is a town and municipality in the Shouf District in of . It lies 57 km southeast of , at an elevation of between 800 and 1,050 meters above sea level.

Village
, is an area in Chouf, Mont Liban, . Baadarane is 60 kilometres away from at an elevation of 1,050 meters. Baadarane is a town with an elevation of 1050m.

Moukhtara

Latitude
33.6575° or 33° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.61444° or 35° 36′ 52″ east
Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)
Open location code
8G5QMJ47+XQ
Geo­Names ID
279330
Wiki­data ID
Q2640238
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Moukhtara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المختارة
  • Arabic: مختارة
  • Dutch: Moukhtara
  • Dutch: Moukthara
  • Egyptian Arabic: مختاره
  • French: Moukhtara
  • Hebrew: אל-מוח’תארה
  • Irish: Moukhtara
  • Italian: Mokhtara
  • Italian: Mukhtara
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Moukhtara
  • Persian: مختاره، الشوف
  • Persian: مختاره
  • Polish: Al-Muchtara
  • Polish: Mukhtara
  • Swedish: Moukhtara

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