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Semqaniyeh, السمقانية
City
Semqaniyeh,Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°40′52″N 35°35′17″E / 33.68111°N 35.58806°E / 33.68111; 35.58806
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Chouf District
Elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Symkanieh (Arabic: سمقانية) is a druze town located in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Beirut. Its altitude ranges between 850 m (2,790 ft) – 950 m (3,120 ft) high. Bordering Towns: Bakaata and Baakline. Symkanieh was the seat house for Harmouche Family. It has ancient ruins for the Palace of Mahmoud Harmouche who governed Mount Lebanon before he was defeated by Emir Haidar Chehab in the Battle of Ain Dara (1711).

References

1. Semqaniyeh, Localiban

External links

• Semqaniyeh, Localiban

v t e Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Beitedine
Towns and villages	Ain Qani Ain W Zain Ain Zhalta Ainbal Ammatour Baadarâne Baakleen Bakaata Barja Barouk Batloun Beitedine Beykoun El Bireh Bourjein et Marjiyat Boutmeh Brih Bsaba Dahr El Maghara Damour Daraya Deir el Qamar Dibbiyeh El Foûâra Haret Jandal Gharife Jahlieh Jdaideh Jieh Joun Kahlouniye Kfarfakoud Kfar Nabrakh Mazraat el-Chouf Mazraat el Daher Maasser Moukhtara Mtolleh Na'ameh Niha Rmeileh Serjbel Shheem Symkanieh Zaarourieh
Notable landmarks	Beiteddine Palace Fakhredine Palace Deir el Qamar Synagogue Fakhredine Mosque Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve

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