Bcheale
| Bcheale | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Bcheale Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′13″N 35°49′25″E / 34.20361°N 35.82361°ECoordinates: 34°12′13″N 35°49′25″E / 34.20361°N 35.82361°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Elevation | 1,311 m (4,301 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 482 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Commemorative plaque given to the village of Bcheale on the occasion of the dating of the village's olive trees in 1999
Bcheale, Bchealeh or Bechealeh is a village in the Batroun District of the North Governorate, Lebanon.[1][2]
Folklore claims that two olive trees in Bcheale are between five and seven thousand years old".[3]
See also
- List of oldest trees
- List of famous trees
- List of long-living organisms
References
- ↑ Stefan Wild (1973). Libanesische Ortsnamen. Franz Steiner Verlag. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. Orient-Institut (1967). Beiruter Texte und Studien. F. Steiner in Kommission. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ Bechealeh’s ancient trees still producing high-end olive oil, article in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
External links
- Photos of the Olive Trees of Bcheale on Panoramio.com
- Sisters olive trees of Noah website about the town of Bcheale
- OLEA - images of the olive trees of Bcheale
- "The sisters olive trees of noah, the last sentinels of the north"—article by the Association for the protection of Lebanese heritage