Lala (), is a village located in the
Western Beqaa District 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 ...
in
Lebanon
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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 it as ''Lala''; a
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ...
village in the
Beqaa Valley
The Beqaa Valley (, ; Bekaa, Biqâ, Becaa) is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region. Industry, especially the country's agricultural industry, also flourishes in Beqaa. The region broadly corresponds to th ...
. It remains a Sunni Muslim village in modern times.
The 2,500 residents of Lala relied on the village's 7,500 emigrants living abroad for 70% of their income.
References
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External links
Lala localiban
Populated places in Western Beqaa District
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
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