Taanayel

Taanayel (Arabic: تعنايل), also transliterated Tanayal,[2] is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

Taanayel
تعنايل
Village
Taanayel village, 2013
Taanayel village, 2013
Taanayel is located in Lebanon
Taanayel
Taanayel
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°47′59″N 35°52′08″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictZahlé
Elevation
[1]
2,720 ft (830 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tha'nayil as a Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley.[3]

In 1982, Taanayel suffered heavy damages from aerial bombardments.[4]

In October 1985, war planes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) dropped bombs and fired rockets on a target near Tanayel on the Beirut-Damascus highway. According to UPI, the command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that the place was used as a military base by Ahmed Jibril's pro-Syrian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.[2]

Tannayal farm (from the Aramaic word for "the Grace of God") lies a few kilometers south from Chtaura on the main road. An estate that has been converted to a farm and retreat centre in Ignatian spirituality, owned by the Jesuit fathers since 1860. Exotic fowl including peacocks and doves can be found there. It is a working farm and also serves as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Agriculture at Saint Joseph University located in Beirut.[5]

References
  1. Taanayel, localiban
  2. Smerdon, Peter (27 October 1985). "Israeli warplanes pounded two Palestinian bases in eastern Lebanon's..." UPI. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 142
  4. Mohr, Jean (1982). "Référence : V-P-LB-D-00046-05". ICRC Audiovisual archives. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. "Tourism @ Lebanon.com". www.lebanon.com.

Bibliography
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