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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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West Bekaa is right above Lebanon's south, where Israeli troops have been advancing on the ground.

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

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

From BBC Mar. 14, 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

Posters of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, founder of the Islamic Republic, long adorned walls and lampposts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

Lebanon continues to be partially occupied by Syrian troops, which are deployed in Beirut, its southern suburbs, the Bekaa Valley, and northern Lebanon.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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