Lala, Lebanon

Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Lala, Lebanon
لالا
Village
33°36′01″N 35°45′44″E / 33.60028°N 35.76222°E / 33.60028; 35.76222
CountryLebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa
Elevation
3,670 ft (1,120 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Lala (Arabic: لالا), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Lala; a Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley.[1]

The 2,500 residents of Lala relied on the village's 7,500 emigrants living abroad for 70% of their income.[2]

References

  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
  2. ^ Arsan, Andrew (2018). Lebanon: a country in fragments (First published in the United Kingdom ed.). London: Hurst & Company. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-84904-700-5.

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
  • Lala, localiban


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