Bekaa

British  

/ bɪˈkɑː /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Air strikes hit 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. 3, 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

Lebanese official news agency NNA reported strikes on southern Lebanon in areas far from the border, as well as in the eastern Bekaa area where Hezbollah has a strong presence.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

But other areas with significant Hezbollah influence, such as Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley running through eastern Lebanon, have seen little progress amid resistance from the militant group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

During Lebanon's civil war, the Arab League legitimized in the Ta'if Accord Syria's troop deployment, numbering about 16,000 based mainly east of Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency