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Bekaa

British  
/ bɪˈkɑː /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Coelesyria.  a broad valley in central Lebanon, between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Israel's military issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen villages in Lebanon's south and the eastern Bekaa valley.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency also reported at least one strike on the Bekaa Valley in the country's east.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Most Israeli strikes have focused on southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as the Dahieh - the heartlands of Hezbollah and of Lebanon's Shia community.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They have focused on southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut - the heartlands of Hezbollah and of the country's Shia Muslim community.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Syria maintains about   25,000 troops in Lebanon based mainly in Beirut, North Lebanon, and   the Bekaa Valley.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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