"Middle Eastern studies Middle Eastern studies (sometimes referred to as Near Eastern studies) is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the history, culture, politics, economies, and geography of the Middle East, an area that is generally interpreted to cover a range of nations including Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. It is considered a form of area studies, taking an overtly interdisciplinary approach to the study of a region. In this sense Middle Eastern Studies is a far broader and less traditional field than"
"Baqa'a Valley The Baqa'a Valley, sometimes called ""Beqa'a Valley"", is a fertile agricultural Palestinian area in the West Bank, just east of Hebron. Located in the area are the Palestinian villages Al Bowereh, Al Baqa and Wadi al-Ghrous. The Israeli settlement Givat Harsina abuts on the northern outskirts; Kiryat Arba borders the south. The Valley is occupied by Israel since 1967. Apart from the Israeli settlers, the area is mainly populated by members of the Jaber clan. The Palestinian villages Al Baqa and Wadi al-Ghrous are located in the heart of the Baqa'a Valley, between the Israeli settlements Givat Harsina"
"including 33 municipalities around Deir el Ahmar, Baalbeck and Hermel, in the north of the Bekaa valley in Lebanon. They have won a number of awards including the Dubai International Award. With the aid of local and international institutions, WADA have been involved in the following projects: Deir el Ahmar's location in the fertile Beqaa Valley makes agriculture its main economical activity. The town produces jam, jelly, marmalade, and dairy products as well as handcrafts, such as pottery, crochet, and lace. Deir el Ahmar, like the rest of the Beqaa Valley, has good potential for tourism due to the mild"
"Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, near the Syrian border, for Syrian refugees. In 2016, Malala visited Dadaab Refugee Camp for her birthday and attended the graduation of refugee girls from a mentorship program on leadership and life skills supported by Malala Fund. In December 2016, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $4 million to help Malala Fund launch the Gulmakai Network to support education champions in developing countries. In 2017, Malala Fund significantly expanded investment projects that Newsweek described as, ""education advocacy programs run by local people — the kind Yousafzai and her father led when they lived in Pakistan —"
"Barelias Barelias, or Bar Elias (Arabic: برالياس; also transliterated Bar Ilyas), is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 60,000 inhabitants (mostly Sunni Muslims) it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in the Zahlé District. Bar Elias is a village of the Bekaa Valley, the center of Bekaa. It is known widely by its transit passes, as it is halfway between Beirut and Damascus. As the distance between the center of the northern Bekaa and the south became important because of its central valleys and on the international line of the most important economic"
"Al Baqa Al Baqa or Al Baqa'a, also spelled Al-Beqa or Al baqr, (meaning ""The open valley"") is a Palestinian village located just east of Hebron. It is occupied by Israel since 1967, together with the rest of the West Bank. It is sandwiched between the Israeli settlements Givat Harsina and Kiryat Arba. Wadi al-Ghrous or Wadi al Gruz is a locality of Hebron that borders Al Baqa on the west. A Bedouin village with the name Al Baqa'a also exists some 11 kilometers southeast from Ramallah. Al Baqa is located in the heart of the Baqa'a Valley, a few"
"to the strong ties between the families - Muslims and Christians - who lived for hundreds of years as a big family. [[Category:Populated places in Zahlé District]] [[Category:Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon]] Barelias Barelias, or Bar Elias (Arabic: برالياس; also transliterated Bar Ilyas), is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 60,000 inhabitants (mostly Sunni Muslims) it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in the Zahlé District. Bar Elias is a village of the Bekaa Valley, the center of Bekaa. It is known widely by its transit passes, as it is halfway between Beirut"
"Bekaakafra means the fertile land. From the same place, you can see the deepest and most beautiful valley in Lebanon Wadi Qadisha , the Holly Valley, where were scattered monasteries, churches, hermitages, and caves . And where the wild flowers and trees grow in abundance. A village located in Northern Lebanon, between the Bsharri District and the Baalbek District. Ouyoun al Simane and Faqra are both villages in Kfardebian, but they consist only of ski resorts, winter resorts and hotels and villas. They also offer great spots for observing wild mountain-goat behavior. Tfail is a very remote village in Eastern"
"Beka'ot Beka'ot (, ""lit."" Valleys) is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. In it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. The village was established in 1972, and was initially called ""Buka"". The Israel Defense Forces has a roadblock on the main highway leading to the moshav, known as the Beka'ot Checkpoint. It has been the scene of"
"Nabi Osman Nabi Osman () is a village in the northern part of the Bekaa Valley, on the lower slopes of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is located in Baalbek District and lies on the highway linking Lebanon and Syria. The town is home to a public school and The Malik Wehbe library. Due to economic problems and the Lebanese war, a large number of the population has emigrated to Australia, Italy, the Gulf States, the United Kingdom and West Africa. Unlike most of the villages in Northern Bekaa, most of the residents are secular and support the Syrian Social"
"predominantly Christian towns in Lebanon. Adjacent to the town's outskirts, the Bekaa valley (Arabic: وادي البقاع), spanning the length of the Syrian borders. Given Zahle's close proximity to the Bekaa Valley, the Syrian Armed Forces feared a potential alliance between Israel and the LF in Zahle. This potential alliance would not only threaten the Syrian military presence in the Bekaa valley, but was regarded as a national security threat from the Syrians' point of view, given the close proximity between Zahle and the Beirut-Damascus highway. Consequently, as a clamp-down strategy, the Syrian forces controlled the major roads leading in and"
"of Byblos and Ard Tlaili. Majdal Anjar Majdal Anjar (Arabic: مجدل عنجر; also transliterated Majdel Anjar or Majdal 3njar) is a village of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Majdal Anjar is an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim town. Majdal Anjar is one of the Bekaa Valley towns of the East. It is located on the international road linking Beirut and Damascus. It is exactly located at the borders of Lebanon and Syria which is referred to the ""Masnaa"". About 55 km from the Capital of Lebanon and 57 kilometers from Damascus. Rise of 970 m above sea level. An area of 25642775 square meters."
"the United States all the way across to world to China, with hubs in central Europe, Asia, and South America. The Lebanese mafia has successfully infiltrated and penetrated most governments and systems in the world, and they keep growing their criminal enterprises day by day. The Beqaa Valley, a fertile valley in east Lebanon and one of the country's most important farming regions, is also known for being one of the most important cannabis cultivating regions in the Middle East. In certain parts of the region, life is structured around extended clan families, a number of whom are active in"
"of income, he said, are the party's investment portfolios and wealthy Shiites. In July 2014, ""The Daily Beast"" reported that Hezbollah owns marijuana plantations and produces hashish in the Bekaa Valley. The products are frequently exported to nations including Iraq, Jordan and Syria, where demand is the highest. Prior to the Syrian civil war, the Lebanese Army patrolled the fields, though the Lebanese government has recently adopted a ""laissez-faire"" attitude towards illegal drug production. According to Arab media reports, Hezbollah has a series of Lebanese front companies dealing in counterfeit medicine. On January 9, 2010, ""Der Spiegel"" reported that drug"
"Plate, it is sometimes geopolitically grouped together with nations with adjacent tectonic proximations such as Syria, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the UAE. The physical geography of Lebanon is influenced by natural systems that extend outside the country. Thus, the Beqaa Valley is part of the Great Rift system, which stretches from southern Turkey to Mozambique in Africa. Like any mountainous country, Lebanon's physical geography is complex. Land forms, climate, soils, and vegetation differ markedly within short distances. There are also sharp changes in other elements of the environment, from good"
"Beqaa, which accounts for 42% of total cultivated land. The Beqaa hosts 62% of the total area used for industrial crops (including sugar beet, tobacco, and vineyards) and 57% of the total area used for cereal production. The North (Akkar and Koura regions) host 40% the area used for olive production in the country. Fruit trees cover 24% of the total cultivated area. This table lists the land used for major types of crops by Governorates (in m) for year 1999: Livestock production in Lebanon is an important activity, particularly in mountainous areas and in the Baalbek–Hermel area on the"
"media was exaggerated. AIPAC asserted that following IDF bombing of the southern districts of Beirut,""an overwhelming majority of the city remains untouched."" On 2 August AIPAC asserted in a press release titled ""The Bekka (sic) Valley: A Terrorist Epicenter"", that the Bekaa valley area under bombardment by the IDF at that time was home to a number of anti-Israel factions. AIPACs middle east analyst, Josh Block was quoted in the press release as saying:""[It's] similar to a university setting, terrorists from every corner of the international community have come together in the Bekaa Valley training camps to learn how to"
"several fatal incidents; on 8 January 2011 a 20-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead while trying to throw a pipe bomb at soldiers. The previous week another Palestinian, aged 20, had been shot dead. On 26 June 2015 a 25-year-old armed Palestinian was shot dead, and on 9 January 2016 two Palestinian men, aged 23 and 38, were shot dead attempting to stab IDF soldiers. Beka'ot Beka'ot (, ""lit."" Valleys) is a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located in the Jordan Valley with an area of 1,800 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bik'at HaYarden Regional"
"Beqaa valley. The group is suspected of being implicated in a series of bloody bomb attacks in the mid-1980s, namely the failed attempt made alongside the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army (SLA) to assassinate Sheikh Hussein Fadlallah of Hezbollah, which cost the life of his brother Jihad Fadlallah in March 1985 by a massive car-bomb explosion. The subsequent car-bomb campaign that plagued both West and East Beirut from March to July 1986 was allegedly carried out by the LFEC in collusion with the Syrian military intelligence services. During the 1988–1989 Liberation War they fought"
"(Palestinian Liberation Organization) factions. Demographically, Zahleh is one of the largest predominantly Christian towns in Lebanon. The Bekaa valley, which spans the length of the Syrian border, is adjacent to the town's outskirts. Given Zahle's close proximity to the Bekaa Valley, the Syrian Army Forces feared a potential alliance between Israel and the LF in Zahle. This potential alliance would not only threaten the Syrian military presence in the Bekaa valley, but was regarded as a national security threat from the Syrians' point of view, given the close proximity between Zahle and the Damascus highway. Consequently, as a clamp down"
"in terms of leading to the evolution of this remarkable plant in the cultivation of sugar beets and the sugar industry. The town of Majdal Anjar, is significant, as it is a complex interaction between Lebanon and the Arab states, making it a remarkable trade center in Bekaa. There are many custom offices along the border region, as well as the numerous shops and markets located along the international road. This prompts trade, plants industry, clothing, electronic parts importer, antiques, and so much more. The castle of the town has attracted many tourists throughout the years, Arabs and foreigners, in"
"Baaloul Baaloul (in Arabic بعلول, . Tr "" B'alūl "") is a town located in the eastern Bekaa Valley of southeastern Lebanon. Baaloul is located in a remote area in the middle of mountainous areas. It limits the east with the people of Lela and west to the village of Karaoum. Its current population is approximately 200 native people from the village, considering that many residents living abroad. Its inhabitants are religionists Muslim Sunni, but also resides a family Christian Catholic in the community. This town is known for being one of the many born of emigration from Lebanon. The"
"online store of Digikala, which has around 750,000 visitors per day and more than 2.3 million subscribers and is the most visited online store in the Middle East. Iran Iran ( ), also called Persia () and officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran ( ), is a country in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Comprising a land area of , it is the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic"
"town to stand up with Zahlé and the Phalanges ... a reputation well known in the Bekaa to date. Bar Elias is situated at the heart of Lebanese agriculture, the Bekaa which is known for its numerous vast plains. Most of the people of Bar Elias gain there living and sustenance through these plains. The people of Bar Elias primarily cultivate wheat fields, barley, beets, onions, apples, potatoes, garlic plantations, and walnut groves. During the civil war, the agriculture in Bar Elias, like much of the province, did not fare so well. [[Syria]] closed off a good deal of fields,"
"of Château Ksara’s vineyards are located in the central and western Bekaa Valley: Ksara Estate, Tanail, Mansoura, Tal el Der, Tal Dnoub, and Kanafar. At an average altitude of 1,000 meters, the Bekaa enjoys dry summers and has a water table fed by the melting snow of the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges. The soil ranges from chalk, to clay and chalk, to clay and lime, but it is always stony. The Bekaa enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with heavy rains and snow in the winter, a mild spring and a dry – in some cases very dry – hot summer."
"and Mulukhiyah. The Middle East includes the region formerly known as the Fertile Crescent (the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - Sumeria, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia), where wheat was first cultivated, followed by barley, pistachios, figs, pomegranates, dates and other regional staples. Fermentation was also discovered here to leaven bread and make beer in Mesopotamia, and the earliest written recipes come from that region also. As a crossroads between Europe, Asia, the Caucasus and North Africa, this area has long been a hub of food and recipe exchange. During the first Persian Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE), the foundation"
"Château Marsyas Château Marsyas is a vineyard located in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon. The name of the property stems from the ancient Greek name of the Bekaa valley known as the Marsyas valley in Hellenistic times. The estate's surface area is around 600,000 sqm, situated in the village of Kefraya and Tell Dnoub. The family also owns and operates a Syrian estate known as Domaine de Bargylus. The Saadé family, of Orthodox Christian origins, is originally from the coastal city of Latakia, known in ancient times as Laodicea ad Mare (i.e. ""Laodicea-by-the-sea""). The Saadé family traces its mercantile roots"
"water to more than 10,000 acres of farmland and 23 villages located in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Lebanon has suspicions that the Jewish State desires water from the Litani, however the Israel’s deny having these covets. Continued, this prompted accusations that Israel was using its war against Hezbollah, a powerful political and military organization in Lebanon made up mainly of Shia Muslims, to lay claim to Lebanon's prime watersheds. There was heavy fighting and a series of targeted strikes on open water channels. Water engineers told reporters that the underground water diversion pipes were also suspended and much"
"Aaiha Aaiha (or Aiha) () is a village, plain, lake, and temporary wetland situated in the Rashaya District and south of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. It is located in an intermontane basin near Mount Hermon and the Syrian border, approximately halfway between Rashaya and Kfar Qouq. The village sits c. above sea level and the small population is predominantly Druze. Wild wheats ""Triticum boeoticum"" and ""T. urartu"" grow in this area, also used for farming goats. There is a nearby tomb of a Muslim saint and a Roman ruins thought to be a temple or citadel that is now"
"the North East Bekaa. Since March 2004 the CDP has been running their first agro-tourism pilot project in the Deir al-Ahmar-Yammouneh area. The agro-tourism project has tro objectives: generating additional income for the local communities and conserving the environment. It was established in cooperation with the hiking organization Esprit-Monade and the Women's association of Deir al-Ahmar Agro-tourism farms in Lebanon offer tours to allow a person to view the growing, harvesting, and processing of Lebanon's locally grown foods. Farmers will often provide a home-stay opportunity along with lessons in farming. Desertification in Lebanon Desertification is defined as “the rapid depletion"
"Majdal Anjar Majdal Anjar (Arabic: مجدل عنجر; also transliterated Majdel Anjar or Majdal 3njar) is a village of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. Majdal Anjar is an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim town. Majdal Anjar is one of the Bekaa Valley towns of the East. It is located on the international road linking Beirut and Damascus. It is exactly located at the borders of Lebanon and Syria which is referred to the ""Masnaa"". About 55 km from the Capital of Lebanon and 57 kilometers from Damascus. Rise of 970 m above sea level. An area of 25642775 square meters. A population of about 25000"
"need to maintain cross-confessional support, is possibly its biggest constraint to growth. Hezbollah is expanding from a powerful, localized asymmetrical actor into a regional military power. Hezbollah's terrorist operations are compartmentalized in a separate, ""black-ops"" sub-group called the ""Islamic Jihad Organization"" or the ""External Operations Organization."" Today, Hezbollah is ""a terrorist organization with conventional capabilities masquerading as a humanitarian governing agent."" Lebanon's Shiites live in three geographically discontiguous areas: the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, south Lebanon, and south Beirut. Hezbollah was formed in the Bekaa Valley and began challenging Amal for control of Beirut's poor and radicalized southern suburbs"
"Bekaa Valley had been heavily reinforced by the Syrian Armed Forces with a modern Soviet-style air defense network consisting of multiple radar installations, GCI facilities, SAM and AAA sites, and a redundant C network. Prior to the start of the operation, Israel conducted an extensive intelligence-gathering effort, consisting of reconnaissance aircraft, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) and electronic surveillance aircraft, to paint an expansive picture of where Syrian air defense sites were located and which radar frequencies they were using. They were assisted in this effort by the Syrians themselves, who often placed their sites in sub-optimal positions and failed to"