Baabdat

Baabdat بعبدات
City
Baabdat Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°53′N 35°40′E / 33.883°N 35.667°E / 33.883; 35.667Coordinates: 33°53′N 35°40′E / 33.883°N 35.667°E / 33.883; 35.667
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Matn District
Highest elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code	+961

Baabdat (Arabic: بعبدات) is a town located in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon, 22 km from Beirut at an altitude ranging between 800 and 1100 meters above sea level.^[1] The lush pine forests that surround the town make it a very popular summer resort for those escaping the busy coastal cities of Lebanon, especially the capital, Beirut. The town's proximity to Brummana, one of Mount Lebanon's most active summer destinations, makes Baabdat a major tourist destination in the summer.^[2]

Demography

The inhabitants of Baabdat are members either of the Maronite Catholic Church, or the Roman Catholic Church.

Etymology

The name "Baabdat" is derivative of the Aramaic words, beit abdutha, meaning "the home of adoration." The Aramaic name refers to an ancient temple that was built by the Phoenicians to worship the ancient Canaanite, Greek and later Roman gods.^[3]

History

When Lebanon was part of the Roman Empire, Baabdat was the center of wood choppers who transported trees to Beirut for use in ship construction.^[4]

Notables from Baabdat

Baabdat is the birthplace of Lebanon's former president, Émile Lahoud, politician Nassib Lahoud, film director Carmen Labaki, director and actress Nadine Labaki and the father of director and actress Salma Hayek.

Notables who live in Baabdat

Although a native of Beirut, Maxime Chaya (the first from his country to climb Everest and ski all-the-way to both poles) moved to Baabdat where he now lives year-long with his children Edgard and Kelly.

Religious Structures

Like most mountain villages of Lebanon, Baabdat is home to numerous, historic churches, monasteries and convents.

Saint Mamas Church, built in the 16th century
Saint George Church, built in the mid-18th century
Our Lady of Deliverance Church, built in 1851
Saint Michael Greek Catholic Church
Saint Antonio Convent, completed in 1900

References

External links

Matn District, Mount Lebanon Governorate

Capital: Jdeideh

Towns and villages	Ain Aar Ain el Safssaf Ain el Sendianeh Ain Saadeh Aintoura Amaret Chalhoub Antelias Aoukar Al-Ayroun Baabdat Baskinta Bauchrieh Beit Chabab Beit el Chaar Beit el Kekko Beit Mery Bhersaf Biakout Bikfaya Bkenneya Bourj Hammoud Broummana Bsalim Bteghrine Chaouiyeh Choueir Daher al Hosein Dahr el Sawan Daychounieh Dbayeh Dekwaneh Dik El Mehdi Dhour El Choueir Dora Douar Fanar Ghabeh Ghabet Bologna Hadirah Haret al Ballaneh Haret ech Cheikh Hbous Jal el Dib Jdeideh Jouar Jouret el Ballout Kaakour Kfarakab Kfartay Khenchara Majdel Tarchich Majzoub Mansourieh Mar Chaaya Mar Michael Bnabil Mar Moussa Mar Roukouz Marjaba Mazraat Yachouh Mchikha Mezher Mhaydseh Mkalles Mrouj Mtaileb Mtein Mzekkeh Nabay Naccache Ouyoun Qonaytrah Qonnabat Broummana Qornet Shehwan Rabieh Roumieh Sakiyat al Mesek Sed el Bauchrieh Sin el Fil Sfaileh Wata el Mrouj Zalka Zarooun Zekrite Zouk al Khrab

Notable landmarks	Mount Sannine

Notable touristic sites	Aqueduct of Zubaida Deir el Qalaa

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