Beit Monzer
بيت منذر
Village
Map showing the location of Beit Minzer within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Beit Minzer within Lebanon
Beit Monzer
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°15′36″N 35°54′44″E / 34.26°N 35.91219°E / 34.26; 35.91219
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBsharri District
Area
 • Total2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+06

Beit Minzer (also spelled Beit Menzer or Beit Monzer) (Arabic: بيت منذر) is a Maronite village in the Bsharri District of Lebanon.[1][2][3][4] In 2009, the town had 384 voters, in 2014 the town has 408 voters, 210 males and 198 females[5] and in 2017, the town had 431 voters.[6] The town has a volleyball team,[7] founded in 1970 called the Al-Nahda club. The team finished runner up in the Independence Tournament of 1974 and won the North Governorate championship that year as well.[8] In 2004, they finished third in the Lebanese championship in the second division and in 2017, they finished second in the Lebanese championship in the third division.[9]

Dalmas Grotto

The Dalmas Grotto (also Delmas or Delmass) is a large cave that dates back to the 13th and 14th century.[10] The grotto is located on a 100 ft tall cliff known as Sheer El Delmas or Delmaz. The cave is located along an ancient trade and caravan road that connected the Phoenician coast to Bekka and Damascus. A popular legend is that the cave was once inhabited by criminals who acted as monks during the day.[11] The existence of the grotto was one of the major reasons for UNESCO to consider the Qadisha Valley as a World Heritage site.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Node: Beit Monzer (5860990918)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ↑ "GADM". gadm.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ↑ لوكاليبان. "بيت منذر - لوكاليبان". www.localiban.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ↑ "final_ville_web directory listing". archive.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ↑ "معلومات عن بلدة بيت منذر - Beit Menzer، قضاء بشري في محافظة الشمال، حسب لوائح الناخبين الرسمية الصادرة عن وزارة الداخلية اللبنانية لسنة ٢٠١٤". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. ↑ "بيت منذر | Libandata.org". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  7. ↑ Jaoudeh, John Abou. "Beit Menzer - Lebanese Volleyball". LebVolley.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  8. ↑ "beit mounzer". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  9. ↑ "بيت منذر… بيت لكل عابر سبيل (رينا بوهيّا) | LF Students". Lebanese Forces Students Association. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  10. ↑ "Qadisha Valley - World Heritage | GERSL : Speleology : Lebanon". 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  11. ↑ "Delmass - Fortified Cave | GERSL : Speleology : Lebanon". 1998-12-12. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  12. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph-Moukarzel/publication/330541300_asy_alhdth_lbnan_tarykh_mghart/links/5c7463baa6fdcc47159bf122/asy-alhdth-lbnan-tarykh-mghart.pdf
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