The village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory, with views of the sea and across Douma. It is home to traditional houses and to Saint Stephan church, one of the largest in the region of Batroun. To the north-east of the village, a citadel is built on the ruins of a medieval fortress, erected itself on Phoenicians ruins destroyed by the Romans.[4]
Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999
Twelve olive trees still live in the village of Bchaaleh, at more than 1200m above sea level. It is said that they are the oldest olive trees in the world.[5] Different studies and research present data on the age of the Sisters Olive Trees of Noah in Bchaaleh. Some claim they are "between five and seven thousand years old".[6] Another study carried out in French Laboratories in 2017 showed that the trees are a bit older than two thousand years.
Etymologyedit
Syriac origin, "Beit Chaali", meaning "the place of glorification and adoration".
bcheale, bchaaleh, alternatively, spelled, bshaaleh, village, batroun, district, north, governorate, lebanon, bsheale, بشعلهvillagebshealelocation, within, lebanoncoordinates, 20361, 82361, 20361, 82361countrylebanongovernoratenorth, governoratedistrictbatroun. Bchaaleh alternatively spelled Bcheale Bchealeh or Bshaaleh is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate in Lebanon 1 2 Bsheale بشعلهVillageBshealeLocation within LebanonCoordinates 34 12 13 N 35 49 25 E 34 20361 N 35 82361 E 34 20361 35 82361CountryLebanonGovernorateNorth GovernorateDistrictBatroun DistrictElevation1 311 m 4 301 ft Population 2020 Total2 800 registered voters 1 800 residentsTime zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Dialing code 9616715Websitewww bchaaleh comIt had 1 456 eligible voters in the 2009 elections and the residents mainly belonged to the Maronite Church 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 Etymology 3 Solar power 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editThe village of Bchaaleh stands on a promontory with views of the sea and across Douma It is home to traditional houses and to Saint Stephan church one of the largest in the region of Batroun To the north east of the village a citadel is built on the ruins of a medieval fortress erected itself on Phoenicians ruins destroyed by the Romans 4 nbsp Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bchaaleh on the occasion of the dating of the village s olive trees in 1999Twelve olive trees still live in the village of Bchaaleh at more than 1200m above sea level It is said that they are the oldest olive trees in the world 5 Different studies and research present data on the age of the Sisters Olive Trees of Noah in Bchaaleh Some claim they are between five and seven thousand years old 6 Another study carried out in French Laboratories in 2017 showed that the trees are a bit older than two thousand years Etymology editSyriac origin Beit Chaali meaning the place of glorification and adoration Solar power editIn 2017 Bchaaleh installed a solar farm and managed to avoid the worst effects of the 2021 Lebanese blackout 7 See also editList of oldest trees List of individual trees List of long living organismsReferences edit Stefan Wild 1973 Libanesische Ortsnamen Franz Steiner Verlag Retrieved 8 September 2012 Deutsche Morgenlandische Gesellschaft Orient Institut 1967 Beiruter Texte und Studien F Steiner in Kommission Retrieved 8 September 2012 Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon PDF The Monthly March 2010 pp 18 22 Archived from the original PDF on 3 June 2016 Retrieved 7 November 2021 Bchaaleh Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban Retrieved 3 December 2020 Kornei Katherine 9 March 2024 These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World The New York Times Bechealeh s ancient trees still producing high end olive oil article in The Daily Star Lebanon Lebanon crisis How one village keeps the lights on thanks to solar power by Elizabeth Fitt 30 October 2021 Middle East EyeExternal links editBcheaali 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 Bchaaleh from Les Plus Beaux Villages du Liban Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bcheale amp oldid 1212863776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
