Baabda Palace (or Presidential Palace, , ), also known as Qantari Palace, is the

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of the

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. The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of

Baabda Baabda ( ar, بعبدا) is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon. Baabda is known for the Ottoman Castle (t ...

overlooking the Lebanese capital,

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. The first President to reside in it was President Charles Helou.

Ministerial meetings

The Baabda palace is surrounded by the

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and various other military posts. It started hosting ministerial meetings every other week after the usual venue of the ministerial meetings was abandoned due to security reasons in mid-2005. Now, the ministerial meetings are held in alternating order at Baabda Palace and the

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. During his two years, 1988-1990, as Lebanon’s alternative Prime Minister Michel Aoun took up residence in the Baabda Palace surrounded by those troops from the Lebanese army who had remained loyal to him.

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Meeting with the Lebanese President (4792625921)

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Ministerial meetings

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