Bsharri

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Bsharri is a historic town in northern Lebanon known as the birthplace of poet Khalil Gibran and as a gateway to the nearby Cedars of God forest in the Mount Lebanon range.

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Label Occurrences
Bsharri canonical 4
Bsharri District 4

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
associatedWithPerson Khalil Gibran
birthplaceOf Khalil Gibran
climate mountain Mediterranean climate
country Lebanon
elevation approximately 1400–1500 metres above sea level
governs Bsharri District (as district capital)
hasAttraction Cedars of God
Gibran Museum
Qadisha Valley access points
historic Maronite churches
hasHeritageStatusNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site (Cedars of God and Qadisha Valley)
hasReligiousBuilding Maronite churches
knownFor Maronite Christian heritage
birthplace of Khalil Gibran
mountain tourism
proximity to the Cedars of God forest
ski resorts in nearby mountains
languageMajority Arabic
locatedIn Bsharri District
linked to: Bsharri

Mount Lebanon range
linked to: Lebanon Mountains

North Governorate
northern Lebanon
linked to: North Lebanon
near Cedars of God
Qadisha Valley
partOf Lebanese mountainous interior
region Mount Lebanon
religionMajority Maronite Christianity
roadAccessFrom Beirut, Lebanon
linked to: Beirut

Tripoli, Lebanon
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType eco-tourism
religious tourism
winter sports tourism
traditionalIndustry agriculture
pastoralism
tourism services
UNESCOWorldHeritageNearby Cedars of God
Qadisha Valley
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qurnat as Sawda near Bsharri
North Governorate containsDistrict Bsharri District
linked to: Bsharri
North Lebanon hasCity Bsharri
Bsharri locatedIn Bsharri District
linked to: Bsharri
Batroun District hasBorderWith Bsharri District
linked to: Bsharri
Cedars of God locatedIn Bsharri District
subject linked to: Cedars of God forest
linked to: Bsharri
Cedars of God locatedNear Bsharri
subject linked to: Cedars of God forest