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Lebanon, a country with an average altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level, is home to the highest villages in the Middle East: Bekaa Kafra, Ainata, Kfardebian, Laqlouq, Tfail, Ouyoun Orghoch, and Souaqi. The altitudes cited below are based on Google Earth elevation indicator.

Bekaa Kafra

A village in the Bsharri District.

  • It is the highest inhabited town in Lebanon and the Middle East with an altitude of 1800m. It is also the birthplace of the famous Catholic Maronite Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
  • From this wonderful sitting, from Bekaa Kafra, on the left side, you can see Bsharri the city and the birth place of the Lebanese – American Philosopher, writer, artist Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883–1931).

Ainata

Ainata is a village located in Northern Lebanon, between the Bsharri District and the Baalbek District.

Ouyoun Al Siman and Faqra

Ouyoun al Simane and Faqra are both villages in Kfardebian, but they consist only of ski resorts, winter resorts and hotels and villas.

Tfail

Tfail is a very remote village in Eastern Baalbek District

Ouyoun Orghoch

Ouyoun Orghoch is a Lebanese locality located at the Eastern slopes of Qurnat as Sawda'. It rises 2100 m above sea level.

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