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Basateen, Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°45′46″N 35°31′47″E / 33.76278°N 35.52972°E / 33.76278; 35.52972
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Al Basateen (Arabic:بساتين), is a village in Aley District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon.

Location

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Al Basateen is located in the Chahaar Region overlooking Beirut. Elevation is about 609 meters (1998 feet) above sea level.[1] It offers beautiful views of the Mediterranean and Beirut. Access is easy from Beirut through Khaldeh and Aramoun.[citation needed]

Information

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Five families constitute the population of about 2000 or so; Ghosn, Rafeh, Abdelsalam, Merhi and Al Alia. Its Head of its municipality is Yaser Ghosn, and the members are: Faisal Rafeh, Ghassan Rafeh, Malika Ghosn, Akram Ghosn, Wissam Rafeh, Haitham Merhi, Katia Rafeh, Rami Rafeh. They were elected in 2016.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "معلومات عن بلدة البساتين - Basatine، قضاء عاليه في محافظة جبل لبنان، حسب لوائح الناخبين الرسمية الصادرة عن وزارة الداخلية اللبنانية لسنة ٢٠١٤" [Information about the town of Basatine, Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, according to the official voter lists issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior for the year 2014]. Lub-anan (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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33°45′46″N 35°31′47″E / 33.76278°N 35.52972°E / 33.76278; 35.52972