Bab Mareaa (Arabic: باب مارع), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

Bab Mareaa
باب مارع
Village
Bab Mareaa is located in Lebanon
Bab Mareaa
Bab Mareaa
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°34′59″N 35°40′50″E / 33.58306°N 35.68056°E / 33.58306; 35.68056
CountryLebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa
Elevation
3,310 ft (1,010 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Bab Mari'a as a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley, next to Aitanite.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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