Baskinta (Arabic: بسكنتا) is a Lebanese village situated at an altitude ranging from 1250 metres above sea level and climbs up to approximately 1800 meters of height at Qanat Bakish, making it one of the highest villages of Lebanon. It is located 43 kilometers north east of Beirut.
Baskinta is known for its natural environment and moderate climate.[citation needed] Baskinta is becoming a cycling spot for mountain biking amateurs with some off-road trails and a developed cycling community.[citation needed] It was also the capital city of the Syriac Christian state of Marada. Baskinta is also known for the variety of its fruit especially apples and vineyards. The residents are Christians: 70% Maronites and 30% Greek Orthodox. There are 15,000 residents in Baskinta and 3 schools: the Saint Pierre College Brothers, the Official High School of Baskinta and the Saint Vincent School.
Baskinta and the surrounding areas contain the ruins of monuments, cemeteries, and pottery remains dating back to Phoenicia and Ancient Greece. The Greeks built several palaces there, of which enormous stones, pillars, and underground passages still exist. The temple in the place known as Qanat Bakish was originally dedicated to Bacchus, the Greek god of merriment and wine. The Faqra temple ruins dedicated to Adonis and Atargatis are also found 11 kilometers north of Baskinta near Mzaar Kfardebian, the largest ski resort in the Middle East.
Gold coins and jewels that belonged to Queen Helena (Saint Helen of Constantinople, (c. 250 – c. 330), mother of Constantine the Great), have been found in the area. The Cross of All Nations was built in Baskinta to commemorate Saint Helen's pilgrimage.
Baskinta is also the native village of Mikhail Naimy, one of Lebanon's greatest thinkers and literary figures known for his spiritual writings, notably “The Book of Mirdad”. A poet, novelist and philosopher, Naimy co-founded, along with Khalil Gibran and others, the New York literary society known as the Pen League. He personified Baskinta's natural scenarios in most of his writings. It was here in a hut surrounded by extraordinary rock formations that Naimeh drafted much of his monumental work.
The family home of award-winning novelist and journalist Amin Maalouf at Ain el Qabou is near Baskinta, where his novel "The Rock of Tanois" is also set.
The , a 24-kilometer hiking path, offers hikers a chance to discover 22 literary landmarks related to several acclaimed Lebanese literary figures from the area.[1]
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In addition to its ruins, there are hotels, and chalets sought by skiers.[citation needed] Baskinta lies ahead of Mzaar Kfardebian, and at the foot of Mount Sannine. The name Baskinta means "the abode, the residence, and the place" according to the Syriac Etymology. This traditional summer resort has views of the surrounding mountains.[citation needed] From Beirut head north toward Antelias, about a 12 km drive before you turn east to drive uphill towards Bikfaya, passing through Bteghrine towards Baskinta.[original research?]
From Baskinta it is possible to climb to the 2,628-meter summit of Mount Sannine, starting off at Nabaa Sannine, a village 7 km up the mountain.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Baskinta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Baskinta Arabic بسكنتا is a Lebanese village situated at an altitude ranging from 1250 metres above sea level and climbs up to approximately 1800 meters of height at Qanat Bakish making it one of the highest villages of Lebanon It is located 43 kilometers north east of Beirut Baskinta بسكنتاTownBaskintaBaskintaLocation within LebanonCoordinates 33 57 N 35 47 E 33 950 N 35 783 E 33 950 35 783Country LebanonGovernorateMount Lebanon GovernorateDistrictMatn DistrictElevation1 300 m 4 300 ft Highest elevation1 800 m 5 900 ft Lowest elevation1 200 m 3 900 ft Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Dialing code 961 Baskinta is known for its natural environment and moderate climate citation needed Baskinta is becoming a cycling spot for mountain biking amateurs with some off road trails and a developed cycling community citation needed It was also the capital city of the Syriac Christian state of Marada Baskinta is also known for the variety of its fruit especially apples and vineyards The residents are Christians 70 Maronites and 30 Greek Orthodox There are 15 000 residents in Baskinta and 3 schools the Saint Pierre College Brothers the Official High School of Baskinta and the Saint Vincent School Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Climate 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editBaskinta and the surrounding areas contain the ruins of monuments cemeteries and pottery remains dating back to Phoenicia and Ancient Greece The Greeks built several palaces there of which enormous stones pillars and underground passages still exist The temple in the place known as Qanat Bakish was originally dedicated to Bacchus the Greek god of merriment and wine The Faqra temple ruins dedicated to Adonis and Atargatis are also found 11 kilometers north of Baskinta near Mzaar Kfardebian the largest ski resort in the Middle East Gold coins and jewels that belonged to Queen Helena Saint Helen of Constantinople c 250 c 330 mother of Constantine the Great have been found in the area The Cross of All Nations was built in Baskinta to commemorate Saint Helen s pilgrimage Baskinta is also the native village of Mikhail Naimy one of Lebanon s greatest thinkers and literary figures known for his spiritual writings notably The Book of Mirdad A poet novelist and philosopher Naimy co founded along with Khalil Gibran and others the New York literary society known as the Pen League He personified Baskinta s natural scenarios in most of his writings It was here in a hut surrounded by extraordinary rock formations that Naimeh drafted much of his monumental work The family home of award winning novelist and journalist Amin Maalouf at Ain el Qabou is near Baskinta where his novel The Rock of Tanois is also set The Baskinta Literary Trail a 24 kilometer hiking path offers hikers a chance to discover 22 literary landmarks related to several acclaimed Lebanese literary figures from the area 1 Location editIn addition to its ruins there are hotels and chalets sought by skiers citation needed Baskinta lies ahead of Mzaar Kfardebian and at the foot of Mount Sannine The name Baskinta means the abode the residence and the place according to the Syriac Etymology This traditional summer resort has views of the surrounding mountains citation needed From Beirut head north toward Antelias about a 12 km drive before you turn east to drive uphill towards Bikfaya passing through Bteghrine towards Baskinta original research From Baskinta it is possible to climb to the 2 628 meter summit of Mount Sannine starting off at Nabaa Sannine a village 7 km up the mountain Climate editBaskinta has a Hot summer mediterranean climate Csa Climate data for Baskinta Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 8 2 46 8 8 7 47 7 11 6 52 9 16 1 61 0 20 3 68 5 24 7 76 5 26 5 79 7 27 6 81 7 25 0 77 0 21 3 70 3 16 1 61 0 10 5 50 9 18 1 64 5 Daily mean C F 4 7 40 5 5 0 41 0 7 4 45 3 11 4 52 5 15 2 59 4 19 4 66 9 21 2 70 2 22 3 72 1 19 6 67 3 16 3 61 3 11 8 53 2 6 9 44 4 13 4 56 2 Mean daily minimum C F 1 2 34 2 1 4 34 5 3 3 37 9 6 7 44 1 10 1 50 2 14 1 57 4 15 9 60 6 17 0 62 6 14 2 57 6 11 3 52 3 7 5 45 5 3 4 38 1 8 8 47 9 Average precipitation mm inches 270 10 6 234 9 2 205 8 1 86 3 4 34 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 39 1 5 119 4 7 221 8 7 1 218 47 8 Source Climate Data org 2 Notable people editMikhail Naimy writer and novelist Amin Maalouf award winning novelist Georges Hobeika Haute couture fashion designer Bethany Kehdy culinary expert and cookbook author Jose Rafael Abinader politician lawyer and writer See also editCross of All Nations Mount SannineReferences edit Evans Dylan June 2012 The Lebanon Mountain Trail The Huffington Post Climate Baskinta Climate Data org Retrieved August 7 2020 External links editBaskinta Archived 2016 10 09 at the Wayback Machine Localiban Baskinta Online Baskinta Online Baskinta Lebanese Folklore Spanish Web page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baskinta amp oldid 1220169424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
