Kasarnaba

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Kasarnaba
قصرنبا
Administration
Country Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Governorate Beqaa Governorate
District Baalbek District
Geography
Kasarnaba (Lebanon)
Kasarnaba
Kasarnaba
Location of Kasarnaba, Lebanon
Coordinates 33°54′52″N 35°59′22″E / 33.91444, 35.98944Coordinates: 33°54′52″N 35°59′22″E / 33.91444, 35.98944
Elevation 1,210 m (3,970 ft)


Kasarnaba قصرنبا is a town in Beqaa Governorate, Baalbek District, Lebanon famous for its hilly terrain and Traditional Agricultural practices. The town is located at the shoulder of The Western Lebanese Mountain Range just to the East of Mount Sanine specifically and it overlooks the central parts of Beqaa Valley. People in Kasarnaba are traditionally farmers famous for growing vineyards and wild rose flowers for rosewater extraction, in addition to many other traditional Horticultural crops some of which are listed below.

[edit] Traditional Crops

- Grapes
- Cherries
- Apricots
- Common Fig
- Roses (for Rosewater)

[edit] Landscape

Kasarnaba has many hills creating deep valleys in between including:
- Wadi El Hawr
- Wadi El Debs
- Wadi El Bos
- Wadi Neita
- Wadi ain el Louis