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Coordinates: 33°46′54.97″N 35°31′52.07″E / 33.7819361°N 35.5311306°E / 33.7819361; 35.5311306
Bchamoun skyline, from south of the main road looking north towards the airport
Bchamoun is a village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It has an elevation between 40m and 580m above sea level, 12km from airport and Beirut (10 minutes by car). Bchamoun main population was 5000, but now it exceeds 15000. Bchamoun population includes most of the Lebanese religions (Druze, Christians, and Muslims). It is the first village to raise the Lebanese flag after independence.
