Baadarâne ( ar, بعدران '), is an area in

Chouf Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in ''Jabal ash-Shouf''; french: La Montagne du Chouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon. Geography Located south-east ...

, Mont Liban,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. Baadarane is away from

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

at an elevation of 1,050 meters . Baadarane is a town with an elevation of 1050m. It is known for the remains in al (Meydan) which is an old building and is located on a mountain so the weather is cold and especially in winter, snow covers the town.

Airport

The area is home to an abandoned airfield built during the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

but never operated as active aerodrome. The concrete runway is the only visible infrastructure.

References

Populated places in Chouf District {{Lebanon-geo-stub