Kahale

Place in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Kahale

الكحالة

Kehale

Kahale

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°49′19″N 35°35′15″E﻿ / ﻿33.82194°N 35.58750°E﻿ / 33.82194; 35.58750
Country|  Lebanon
Governorate| Mount Lebanon Governorate
District| Aley District
Area

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• Total

| 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,800 ft (550 m)
Population

• Total

| 13,000
Time zone| UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| +3

Kahale (Arabic: الكحالة), is a mountain village in the district of Aley (Caza Aley), Lebanon, situated 13 km from Beirut. The population is estimated to be around 11,000 residents, with the majority being Maronite Catholic.[2]

## Geography

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Considering the locale and geography of the Kahale this name is suited well. A valley extends from the Sh'har west side of the Kahale into the Rjoum, eastern side of the Kahale.[citation needed]

## History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called el-Kahhaleh, located in El-Ghurb el-Fokany; Upper el-Ghurb.[3]

## Religion

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Kahale has a predominantly Maronite Catholic population.

The village has three churches:

* Mar Elias (مار الياس )
* Our Lady (السيدة)
* Mar Antonios (مار انطونيوس)

This in addition to Don Bosco monastery and school, and Saint Charbel Home for the elderly which is now closed.

## References

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1. ^ a b Kahhaleh, Localiban
2. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الكحاله، قضاء عاليه محافظة جبل لبنان في لبنان" [Distribution of voters by sect in the town of Kahaleh, Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon]. Lub-anan (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 191

## Bibliography

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* Abi Khalil, Charbel. (1997). History of the Kahale. Beirut: The Arabic Press.
* 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.

## External links

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* Kahhaleh, Localiban
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060901151618/http://www.kahale.net/

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Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate

Capital: Aley

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* Aaytat
* Ain Aanoub
* Ainab
* Ain Drafil
* al-Azzounieh
* Abey
* Aghmeed
* Ain Dara
* Aïn-El-Jdeidé
* Ain Ksour
* Aley
* Aramoun
* Baawerta
* Baissour
* Basateen
* Bdadoun
* Bechamoun
* Bhamdoun
* Binnay
* Bmakine
* Bmahray
* Bsous
* Charoun
* Chartoun
* Choueifat
* Houmal
* Kahale
* Kaifun
* al-Nreijat
* Nabaa Al Safa
* Qmatiye
* Ramlieh
* Rechmaya
* Sawfar
* Shemlan
* Souk El Gharb
* Silfaya

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