Bkassine

Bkassine, Beit Kassin ("village of the disappeared"), is a village in Lebanon surrounded by the Bkassine Pine Forest.[1][2] The village is near Jezzine.

Vista in Bkassine

Former U.S. senator from Maine George Mitchell's mother immigrated from Bkassine.

The village received a National Institute for Heritage award. The village is home to a church where an annual festival celebrating Saint Takla is held.[1] The village includes a square, small souk, and houses adorned with distinctive red tiles.[1]

References
  1. "Bkassine | Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban from Ajmal Baldet Lebnen (NGO)".
  2. "5 Things To Do In Bkassine". December 17, 2018 – via Lebanon Traveler.

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