Chlifa ( ar, شليفا) is a local authority in the
Baalbek District
Baalbek District ( ar, قضاء بعلبك) is an administrative district in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having the city Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of ...
of the
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate french: Baalbek-Hermel
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in
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 Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
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Chlifa has a dry climate, in the summer temperatures reach 35 °C+ and in the winter they reach a -5 °C in January. They reach a moderate temperature in the autumn and spring (not over 20 °C).
This village has an old Roman palace located on the mountain between Btadhi and Chlifa.
Chlifa has a population of a few hundred people. It is well know for its fruit harvest, particularly th
red dates Other crops include apples, figs, cherries, peaches.
The village is full of life and its famous in the area for having seven churches, indicating its strictly Christian population.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith noted ''Shelifas population as being predominantly
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
and "Greek" Christians.
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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Chlifa
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Populated places in Baalbek District
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