Baskinta
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Baskinta is a Lebanese
village situated at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. It is renowned for its natural beauty and moderate climate. It is the birth place of Mikhail Naime.
Baskinta is becoming a cycling spot for mountain biking
amateurs with plenty of technical off road trails and a developed cycling community. It was also the capital city of the Syriac Christian state of Marada.
lies Baskinta
(according to the Syriac Etymology, the abode, the residence, and the place). This traditional summer resort boasts a magnificent view of surrounding mountains. Baskinta is also known for the variety of its fruit and numerous vineyards.
This is the native village of Mikhail Naimeh (1889-1988), one of Lebanon's greatest thinkers and men of letters who personified Baskinta's natural scenarios in most of his writings. It was here in a hut surrounded by extraordinary rock formations that Naimeh drafted much of his monumental work.
Baskinta carries the ruins of monuments, cemeteries, and numismatics, pottery remains that date as back as the Phoenician and the Greek ages. The Greeks knew Baskinta and built in it fantastic palaces of which enormous stones, pillars stands, and underground passages still exist. Golden numismatics, coins, jewels that belonged to the Queen Helena have been found too and they go back in time to the reign of Suljok and Antokhios the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd. Bacchus temple in the place known as Bakish-canal, connotates Bacchus, the god of merriment and wine in Greek mythology In addition to its ruins, there are lustrous hotels, and luxurious chalets sought by ski fans.
From Baskinta it is possible to climb to the 2,628-meter summit of Mount Sannine, starting off at Nabaa Sannine, a village 7 km up the mountain.
Getting there...
From Beirut head north toward Antelias, about a 12km drive before you turn east to drive uphill towards Bikfaya
, passing through Bteghrine
towards Baskinta.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
village situated at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level. It is renowned for its natural beauty and moderate climate. It is the birth place of Mikhail Naime.
Baskinta is becoming a cycling spot for mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
amateurs with plenty of technical off road trails and a developed cycling community. It was also the capital city of the Syriac Christian state of Marada.
In Brief
Ahead of Faraya, and at the foot of Mount SannineMount Sannine
Mount Sannine is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m above sea level in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many mountain springs.- External links :*...
lies Baskinta
(according to the Syriac Etymology, the abode, the residence, and the place). This traditional summer resort boasts a magnificent view of surrounding mountains. Baskinta is also known for the variety of its fruit and numerous vineyards.
This is the native village of Mikhail Naimeh (1889-1988), one of Lebanon's greatest thinkers and men of letters who personified Baskinta's natural scenarios in most of his writings. It was here in a hut surrounded by extraordinary rock formations that Naimeh drafted much of his monumental work.
Baskinta carries the ruins of monuments, cemeteries, and numismatics, pottery remains that date as back as the Phoenician and the Greek ages. The Greeks knew Baskinta and built in it fantastic palaces of which enormous stones, pillars stands, and underground passages still exist. Golden numismatics, coins, jewels that belonged to the Queen Helena have been found too and they go back in time to the reign of Suljok and Antokhios the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd. Bacchus temple in the place known as Bakish-canal, connotates Bacchus, the god of merriment and wine in Greek mythology In addition to its ruins, there are lustrous hotels, and luxurious chalets sought by ski fans.
From Baskinta it is possible to climb to the 2,628-meter summit of Mount Sannine, starting off at Nabaa Sannine, a village 7 km up the mountain.
Getting there...
From Beirut head north toward Antelias, about a 12km drive before you turn east to drive uphill towards Bikfaya
Bikfaya
Bikfaya is a town in the Matn District region of Mount Lebanon. Its stone houses with red-tiled roofs resting amidst pine and oak forests make Bikfaya one of the most sought-after suburbs of Beirut and one of Lebanon's most popular summer resorts.-Culture:...
, passing through Bteghrine
Bteghrine
Bteghrine is a municipality in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon.- Etymology :The exact origin of the name Bteghrine is unknown, but possibilities include Place of Warriors, Place of Rocks, and House of the Saddest - references to a large battle in the area around 1290...
towards Baskinta.
External links
- Baskinta Online Baskinta Online
- Baskinta
- Lebanese Folklore (Spanish Web-page)