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Ehden
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Also known as Ihdin

Ehden (, Syriac-Aramaic:ܐܗܕ ܢ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

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Place details

Locality
إهدن
Region
محافظة الشمال
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Ehden
Settlement.native_name
إِهْدِن
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Ehden, overview.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Overview of Ehden
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
Map showing the location of Ehden within Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zgharta District
Settlement.elevation_m
1428
Settlement.population_total
~25,000 (Summer)
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
EET

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
1500
Image
Ehden Panoramic 2.jpg
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Ehden
native label
إهدن
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Article

15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Etymology
  • Location, climate and nature
  • History
  • BC Ehden
  • AD Ehden
  • Ehden's ancient ruins
  • Present day
  • Places of worship
  • The early churches
  • Churches today
  • Environment
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Ehden (, Syriac-Aramaic:ܐܗܕ ܢ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

==Geography== The mountain town is located above sea level, and is from Zgharta, from Beirut (the country’s capital) and from Tripoli, Lebanon.

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