Baabda

Baabda, Lebanon
بعبدا
City
Map showing the location of Baabda within Lebanon
Baabda, Lebanon

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°50′0″N 35°32′0″E / 33.83333°N 35.53333°ECoordinates: 33°50′0″N 35°32′0″E / 33.83333°N 35.53333°E
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Baabda District
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

Baabda (Arabic: بعبدا) 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. Also, Baabda is part of Greater Beirut.

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

References

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