Baabda

Baabda, Lebanon
بعبدا
—  City  —
Baabda, Lebanon
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Baabda District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code
Dialing code +961

Baabda (Arabic: بعبدا‎, Syriac: ܒܥܒܕܐ) is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.

Baabda Palace, headquarters of the President of Lebanon is also located in Baabda.[1]

References

  1. ^ Tourism in Baabda Region. Lebanon.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.