Rayak (Riyaq)
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Riyaq (Arabic: رياق), also Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate), near the city of Zahlé. It has one military airport, an old train station on the former line from Beirut to Damascus, and a hospital. Riyaq Air Base was bombed by the Israeli Air Force during the 2006 Lebanon War. The landing strip was severely damaged as a result.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lebanon Rapid Environmental Assessment for Greening Recovery, Reconstruction And Reform, United Nations Development Programme report, 2007.
Coordinates: 33°51′04″N 35°59′17″E / 33.851°N 35.988°E
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