Bnashii (also Bnashaai, Bneshaai, Bnechaai, Bnash'i, ) is a village located in the

Zgharta District Zgharta Alzawieh District () is a district (''qadaa'') of the North Governorate, Lebanon, North Governorate, northern Lebanon. Its capital is the city of Zgharta. Geography The administrative center is the city of Zgharta. The district has 101 p ...

in the

North Governorate North Governorate (, ') is one of the governorates of Lebanon and one of the two governorates of North Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli. Ramzi Nohra has been its governor since May 2, 2014. The population of North Governorate is ...

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

. The altitude of the village is 450 meters above sea level. It has a leisure base around its artificial lake. In 1866, the village was the witness of an important battle between 800 lebanese nationalists led by

Youssef Bey Karam Youssef Bey Karam (; 15 May 18237 April 1889) was a Lebanese Maronite notable for fighting in the 1860 civil conflict and leading a rebellion in 1866–1867 against Ottoman rule in Mount Lebanon. His proclamations have been interpreted as ...

and a numerically superior ottoman contingent led by Daoud Pasha.

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Ehden Family Tree

Bnashii Lake On Google Maps Street View By Paul Saad
Populated places in Zgharta District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub