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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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The Israeli military had previously issued evacuation warnings for 12 Lebanese towns, 11 of them in the south and one in the eastern Bekaa area.

From Barron's May 20, 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

Two Hezbollah officials in the Bekaa region, where Nabi Sheet is located, told AFP that an Israeli helicopter was downed.

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

Those displaced have fled from southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the Dahieh suburbs of southern Beirut - the heartlands of Hezbollah and of Lebanon's Shia Muslim community.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

Syria maintains about 16,000 troops in Lebanon, based   mainly east of Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley.

From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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