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Joe Ghanem
Joe Ghanem (born May 8, 1990 in Falougha, Lebanon) is a Lebanese racing driver and son of 1980's Lebanese Rally Champion Samir Ghanem. Ghanem became the first Lebanese to stand on a podium in a single seater race in Europe when he finished 2nd place in the 2009 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series - National Class with Carlin Motorsport. He also is the first Lebanese to win a GT championship when he won the 2010-2011 UAE GT Championship (GTC). Ghanem is also a rally driver with several podium finishes in local and regional rallies. Career Karting Currently, Joe works for BRN Racing Karting Team as a performance coach. Additionally, Ghanem began his career in Karting; In 2004, he won the Lebanese Junior Championship Formula A. Formula Racing Ghanem started his Formula Racing career in 2006, finishing 3rd overall in the Bahrain based Thunder Arabia Middle Eastern Series with one pole position and six podiums. In 2007 and as part of the A1 Team Lebanon Driver Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falougha
Falougha - Khalwat Falougha () is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The municipality consists of the villages of Falougha and Khalwat Falougha. It is 35 kilometers east of Beirut. Falougha - Khalwat Falougha has an average elevation of 1,250 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,563 hectares. In 2016, Falougha had 3,400 registered voters while Khalwat Falougha had 600. There is a public school in the village with 150 students as of 2016 and a local hospital with thirty beds. There are seven companies that each employ over five employees operating in Falougha. Falougha has a mixed population of Druze and Christians from the Maronites, Maronite, Melkite (Greek Catholic) and Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, Greek Orthodox denominations, while Khalouat Falougha's inhabitants are entirely Druze. References {{Baabda District Druze communities in Lebanon Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon Maronite Christian comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |