Bcheale
Bchaaleh, Bcheale, Bchealeh, Bechealeh or Bshaaleh is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate, Lebanon.[1][2]
Bchaaleh بشعلة | |
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Village | |
  Bchaaleh Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′13″N 35°49′25″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Elevation | 1,311 m (4,301 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | 06715 |
| Website | www.bchaaleh.com |
Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999
Folklore claims that two olive trees in Bcheale are between five and seven thousand years old".[3] But after a long study in French Laboratories in 2017, the trees turned out to be a bit older than two thousand years. But that's still good news for the folks living there since people thought that these trees being older than Jesus is a lie and it's just something made up by the hotel owners.
See also
- List of oldest trees
- List of famous trees
- List of long-living organisms
References
- Stefan Wild (1973). Libanesische Ortsnamen. Franz Steiner Verlag. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Orient-Institut (1967). Beiruter Texte und Studien. F. Steiner in Kommission. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- Bechealeh’s ancient trees still producing high-end olive oil, article in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
External links
- Bcheaali, Localiban
- Photos of the Olive Trees of Bcheale on Panoramio.com
- Sisters olive trees of Noah website about the town of Bcheale
- OLEA - images of the olive trees of Bcheale
- "The sisters olive trees of noah, the last sentinels of the north"—article by the Association for the protection of Lebanese heritage
- Village website
- Weather and climate from Accuweather
Capital: Batroun | ||
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