Ablah () is a village located in the

Zahlé District Zahlé District () is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is Zahlé, the town of the same name. A reed-roofed town set among the eastern foothills of Mount Sannine. Zahlé w ...

of the

Beqaa Governorate Beqaa ( ') is a governorate in Lebanon and one of the eight districts of the country. It is located in the eastern part of Lebanon and borders with Syria. The capital of the district is the city of Zahlé. Districts Since 2014, Beqaa Governorate ...

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History

In 1838,

Eli Smith Eli Smith (September 13, 1801 – January 11, 1857) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. Biography Smith was born in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (née Whitney) Smith. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from A ...

noted Ablah's population being

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.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
144
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References

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* Populated places in Zahlé District {{lebanon-geo-stub