Khiara

Khiara
الخياره
Village
Khiara is located in Lebanon
Khiara
Khiara
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°41′20″N 35°50′53″E / 33.68889°N 35.84806°E / 33.68889; 35.84806
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictWestern Beqaa District
Elevation
2,850 ft (870 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Khiara (Arabic: الخياره), is a local authority located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted el-Khiyarah's population as being Sunni Muslim.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142

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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