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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Aley District, Baabda District, Chouf District, Jbeil District, Keserwan District, Matn District, History of Kfarsghab, Jieh, Byblos, Mansourieh, Ain W Zain, Bdadoun, Bikfaya, Souk El Gharb, Roumieh, Bteghrine, Damour, Bsous, Bhamdoun, Ainab, Ain Dara, Brummana, Ras el Matn, Aintoura, Antelias, Kahale, Abey, Shemlan, Aabey, Kfarshima, Kafarakab, Choueifat, Bsous Silk Museum, Mezher, Lebanon, Harissa, Lebanon, Hbaline, Aghmeed, Kaifun, Jeita, Bakaata, Baabdat, Beit ed-Dine, Ain Aanoub, Kaslik, Amsheet, MarMoussa, Baskinta, Beit Mery, Barja, Dora, Lebanon, Qornet Shehwan, Ain Saadeh, Dhour El Choueir, Deir el Qamar, Tabarja, Sin el Fil, Rabieh, Daychounieh, Mrouj, Jdeideh, Barouk, Khenchara, Fanar, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame des Secours, Ain el Safssaf, Qartaba, Mayfouq, Dahr El Maghara, Hammana, Chahtoul, Faitroun, Mar Roukouz, Yahchouch, Brih, Mkalles, Bzoummar, Baakleen, Ashqout, Dibbiyeh, Yarze, Chyah, Hsarat, Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, Gharifeh, Ain Ksour, Basateen, Bechamoun, Bmuhrein, Dik El Mehdi, Beit Chabab, Qmatiye, Silfaya, Aramoun, Nabaa Al Safa, Al Nreijat, Al Azzounieh, Amin AbdelNour Stadium. Excerpt: Kfarsghab in Zgharta District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon predates Christianity. However, like most villages in the Qadisha valley, Kfarsghab's history began with the settlement of the Maronites in Mount Lebanon during the 10th Century. According to the popular tradition, the church of Saint Awtel was built on the ruins of a pagan temple. Pagan temples existed in this region as attested in the Greek inscription mentioning the date 272 AD found in the Mar Mama church in Ehden. Other temples may have existed in the region, such as the monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos in Ehden, which may have been built atop ruins. Given the exceptional location of Saint Awtel's...
