Bteddine El Loqch, Btaddine El Loqsh, Btaddine Al Lokch, Btaddine Al Loqsh, ( Arabic:بتدين اللقش; also spelled Bteddine El Liqch) is a village in South Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The number of registered citizens reaches 830 people, with the majority belonging to the

Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...

confession (around 94.6%). The town counts 80 houses and 10 shops and commercial institutions. The most common family names are: "Kattar", "Abou Sleiman", "Eid", "Sayegh", "Abou Samra", "Akl", "Abi Nader" ...

Etymology

The word ''Bteddine'' is believed to mean "house of religion" or "house of law". The word "El Loqch" (in spoken Lebanese, the pine tree pulp) was added in the 19th century by Emir Bashir Shihab II in order to differentiate the village from the town of

Beit ed-Dine Beit ed-Dine ( ar, بيت الدين), also known as Btaddine ( ar, بتدين) is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The town is located 45 kilometers southeast of ...

, capital of the

Emirate of Mount Lebanon The Emirate of Mount Lebanon () was a part of Mount Lebanon that enjoyed variable degrees of partial autonomy under the stable suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire between the mid-16th and the early-19th century. The town of Baakleen was the seat o ...

Geography

Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the "Bisri" Valley, the village is away from Beirut and kilometers away from Saida and it is stretches between 740 m and 1010 m above sea level. It extends over an area of 3.2 Km2 surrounded by pine trees. It is limited at the North by the village "El Harf", at the South by the village "EL Homsiye", at the west by the villages "Al Beba" and "Taid" and at the East by the village "Sabbah".

Climate

Its temperate climate is like most of the mountainous Lebanese villages. Bteddine El Loqch gains an average of 1040 mm (40.94 in) of rainfall per year.

History & Landmarks

An ancient grave dating from the Roman Empire, also known as "الناووس", is located to the north east of the village. Bteddine El Loqch has an ancient church dedicated to

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

and dating from the 19th century. and lies few miles away from the Convent of Our Lady of Machmouche, one of the most important

monasteries in Lebanon.

Municipality

Phone Number : +961 07 800196 It is run by a town council consisted of 9 members elected in 2016 : * Nabil Al Kattar (Mayor) * Georges Salemeh (Deputy Mayor) * Maguy Eid * Noha Eid * Charbel Al Kattar * Sola Akl * Said Bou Sleiman * Jad Akl * Roger Abou Sleiman And one Mukhtar "Albert Eid" They are elected every 6 years .

Population

The number of registered citizens reaches 830 people, with the majority belonging to the Maronite confession (around 94.6%). The town counts 80 houses and 10 shops and commercial institutions.

Cultural & Sports Club

Founded by a Committee in 1964, its first president was

Mansour Eid Mansour Eid ( ar, منصور عيد) (1944–2013) was a Lebanese writer, novelist, researcher and poet. Born in Bteddine El Loqch, a village of the Jezzine district in southern Lebanon on the 12th of February 1944. He completed his secondary s ...

, then followed by Samir Al Hajj, Nabil Kattar, Raif Kattar, Wajdi Kattar, Joe Eid, Ziad Atallah, Roger Abou Sleiman, Walid Karam, Charles Kattar, Romeo Akl, Talal Karam, Mazen Abou Samra and Christina Keryakos. The club managed to create a Public Library containing a large variety of historical, intellectual and literary value books. It also published the first edition of the magazine "الكتاب" (Al-Kitab) in July 1967 and organized many popular festivals and events in the

Jezzine Jezzine ( ''Jizzīn'') is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 950 m (3 ...

region.

Notable people

, Writer *

Samir Atallah Samir Atallah ( ar, سمير عطاالله) (born 24 June 1941 ) is a Lebanese journalist, author and political analyst. Life Samir Atallah was born near Jezzine, Lebanon in a small village called Bteddine El Loqch. Atallah is married to May F ...

, Journalist

References

External links

Bteddine El Liqch
, Localiban

Gallery

File:Bteddine-pines-1.jpg, Bteddine in Sunset File:Bteddine-Town-1.jpg, Bteddine Town from Hill File:Bteddine-stjoseph.jpg, Saint Joseph Stone File:Bteddine-pines-2.jpg, Pines File:Bteddine2.jpg, Charles Kattar's House at Bteddine File:Bteddine1.jpg, pine forest File:Bteddine3.jpg, Bteddine photo of houses File:Bteddine4.jpg, old house {{Jezzine District Populated places in Jezzine District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon