Aana

Aana

Aana

Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon

This article is about a village in Lebanon. For other meanings, see Aana (disambiguation).

Aana (عانا) is a village in the Western Bekaa District of Lebanon, about 57 km (35 mi) from Beirut. Its name comes from the Syriac word "'ono", which means 'the flock'. The village has two churches, one dedicated to St. Elias (Elijah) and the other to the Virgin Mary in the adjacent borough of Deir Tahniche. The village produces wine and fruit. The wines of Chateau Musar grow in a tract of land about 5 km (3.1 mi) long, land that is the home of Lebanese-Brazilian Carlos Eddé.[1]

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History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as ''Ana; a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley.[2]

Physical properties

Average altitude: 970 metres (3,180 ft)

References

  1. [1]
    "Village of Aana, valley Syriac word meaning sheep, spring, two suns, luscious fruit". www.discoverlebanon.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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