Zgharta A-B

ZGHARTA TOWNS: A..B F..K M..T

Aachach

KMS from Beirut: 96 Kms.

KMS from Tripoli: 12 Kms.

KMS from Zgharta: 6 Kms.

Altitude: 175m.

Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Ardeh - Miryata - Azchach.

Or Via: Tripoli - Zgharta - Harf Ardeh - Rachiine - Aachach.

Agriculture: Olives, many kinds of fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: Aachach Spring, El Mathana Em El Nasr, El Kadi Spring and El Jern Spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

St Bandi laymoun on the 27th of June

Mar Jirjis on the 23rd of April.

Aalma

	KMS from Beirut: 86 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 12 Kms.
	KMS from Zgharta: 6 Kms.

	Altitude: 400m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Ardeh - Aalma.

Or Via: Tripoli - Zgharta - Mejdlaya - Aalma.

Agriculture: Olives, Fruits and Vegetables .

Water Source: El Kadi Spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

St John (Mar Youhana) - 24th of June,

The forty martyrs - 9th of March,

Mar Doumit - 7th of August.

Aarabet Kizhaya

	KMS from Beirut: 103 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 29 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 23 Kms.

	Altitude: 1 000m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Sebeel - Aitou - Ijbaa - Aarabet Kizhaya.

Or Via: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Karm Saddeh - Sereel - Aarabet Kizhaya.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears, Olives and Grapes.

Water Source: There are many water sources in Aarabet Kizhaya.

Celebrations: The feast of :

Mar Elias el Hay - 20th of July.

Aarjis

	KMS from Beirut: 90 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 16 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 10 Kms.

	Altitude: 325m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis.

Agriculture: Olives.

Water Source: El Tehtaniyeh spring and El Kadi Spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - 7th of October,

St Peter

Mary.

Aintourine

KMS from Beirut: 107 Kms.

	KMS from Tripoli: 33 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 27 Kms.

	Altitude: 1300m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Sebeel - Aitou - Ijbaa - Aintourine.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears and fruits and Vegetables.

Water Source: Aintourine spring along with other springs.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Rouhana - 29th of September

Mar Doumit - 7th of August.

Aitou

	KMS from Beirut: 99 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 25 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 19 Kms.

	Altitude: 1050m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Sebeel - Aitou.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears and grapes.

Water Source: A number of springs.

Celebrations: The feast of :

Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - 7th of October,

Mar Semaan - 3rd of February

Mary - 15th of August,

Mar Doumit - 7th of August,

Ardeh

	KMS from Beirut: 84 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 10 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 4 Kms.

	Altitude: 150m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Ardeh.

Agriculture: Olives, oranges, grapes, tobacco, fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: El Kadi Spring and Ain Ardeh.

Celebrations: The feast of :

Mar Jirjis - 13th of March,

Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - 7th of October,

Mar Semaan - 1st of September.

Aslout

	KMS from Beirut: 110 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 36 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 30 Kms.

	Altitude: 900m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Sebeel - Aitou - Ijbaa - Toula - Aslout.

Or Via: Tripoli - Zgharta - Meziara - Aslout.

Agriculture: Apples and Pears.

Water Source: There are many springs in Aslout.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Sarkis and Bakhous - 7th of October.

Asnoun

KMS from Beirut: 84 Kms.

Kms from Zgharta: 4 Kms.

	Altitude: 190m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Asnoun.

Agriculture: Olives, Tobacco, Fruits and Vegetables.

Water Source: El Kadi Spring.

Celebrations : The Feast of :

Mar Yaakoub - 28th of October.

Bane

	KMS from Beirut: 105 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 36 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 30 Kms.

	Altitude: 1225m.
	Roads To Get There: Ehden - Kfar Sghab - Bane.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears and many kinds of fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: There are many water sources in Bane, the most important, the Dayaa spring, The Madrassa spring and El Sayed spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Jirjis (St George) - 23rd of April,

Mary - 15th of August,

Mar Youssef - 19th of March.

Basloukit

	KMS from Beirut: 105 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 31 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 25 Kms.

	Altitude: 1250m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Sebeel - Aitou - Ijbaa - Basloukit.

Or Via: Tripoli - Zgharta - Meziara - Aslout - Toula - Basloukit.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears, Fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: Basloukit Spring, Al Makhyour Source, El Ijass source along with other springs.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Sarkis and Bakhous (Their patron) - 7th of October

Bchanine

	KMS from Beirut: 88 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 14 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 8 Kms.

	Altitude: 210m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Jdaydeh - Besebeel - Bchanine.

Agriculture: Olives, Grapes, Almonds, A variety of fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: El Kadi Spring, and many wells.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Jirjis (St George) - 23rd of April,

Mar Laba,

Mar Mkhaeel (St Michael).

Beit Aabeid

	KMS from Beirut: 75 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 19 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 10 Kms.

	Altitude: 360m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Ardeh - Aalma - Beit Aawkar - Beit Aabeid.

Agriculture: N/A.

Water Source: Many water sources.

Celebrations : The feast of :

The virgin Mary - 15th of August.

Beit Aawkar

	KMS from Beirut: 88 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 14 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 8 Kms.

	Altitude: 400m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Ardeh - Aalma - Beit Aawkar.

Agriculture: Olives, A variety of seeds.

Water Source: El Kadi Spring and El Sleh source.

Celebrations : The feast of :

The virgin Mary - 15th of August.

Benachaai

	KMS from Beirut: 92 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 18 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 12 Kms.

	Altitude: 450m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Benachaai.

Agriculture: Olives, Grapes, Almonds and Apples.

Water Source: The Ziret el Tineh Spring.

Celebrations: The feast of:

Mar Youhana (st John) - 29th of September,

Saydet Moura - 25th of September.

Besebeel

	KMS from Beirut: 86 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 12 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 6 Kms.

	Altitude: 200m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Jdaydeh - Besebeel.

Agriculture: Olives, Grapes, Almonds and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: EL Kadi spring along with many wells .

Celebrations: The feast of :

Mar Jirjis (St George) - 23rd of April,

Mary - 15th of August,

Mar Youssef - 19th March.

Bouhayrat Toula

	KMS from Beirut: 112 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 38 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 32 Kms.

	Altitude: 1000m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar fou - Sebeel - Aitou - Ijbaa - Bouhayrat Toula.

Agriculture: Apples, Pears, Grapes and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Water Source: Ghabash Spring, El Moutran spring and Beit el Khoury Spring.

Celebrations: The feast of :

Mar Maroun - 9th of February.

Boussit

	KMS from Beirut: 92 Kms.
	KMS from Tripoli: 18 Kms.
	Kms from Zgharta: 12 Kms.

	Altitude: 450m.
	Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - El Fouwar - Boussit.

Agriculture: A variety of Seeds.

Water Source: El Kadi Spring .

Celebrations : The feast of :

Mary - 15th of August.

Daraya

KMS from Beirut: 88 Kms.

KMS from Tripoli: 14 Kms.

Kms from Zgharta: 8 Kms.

Altitude: 325m.

Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfarhata-Arjis-Daraya

Agriculture: A variety of Seeds.

Water Source: Zirat Al Tineh .

Celebrations : The feast of :

Mary - 15th of August.

         Badouany- 13th of June.

        St Doumit- 7th of August.

         Mar Nahra-22 of July.



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