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 former leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party.
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,660 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as
    “Al Mukhtārah”
    “El Moukhtâra”
    “El Mukhtāra”
    “El-Mukhtarah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boqaata and Ammatour.
Village
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Latitude
33.6575° or 33° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.61444° or 35° 36′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G5QMJ47+XQ
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Moukhtara” goes by many names.
المختارةArabic
مختارةArabic
MoukhtaraDutch
MouktharaDutch
مختارهEgyptian Arabic
אל-מוח’תארהHebrew
MoukhtaraIrish
MokhtaraItalian
MukhtaraItalian
MoukhtaraNorwegian Nynorsk
مختارهPersian
مختاره، الشوفPersian
Al-MuchtaraPolish
MukhtaraPolish
MoukhtaraSwedish
مختارہUrdu

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