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DAQQOUN
Daqqoun is a very beautiful village located at the casa of Aley, in Mount Lebanon,  one of the most green area in the Middle East. Daqqoun village located between 200 and 620 meters above sea level and is only about 25 km south of the capital, Beirut. Area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), Daqqoun makes the ideal natural base for living, especially that it is an old traditional agricultural village. There are many sites to be visited such as the castle of ElFaranga, very old stone houses, natural water resources, the Pine Hill of Saint Thecla, the old rock coffins that was missing upon civil war, the Habanjar Tomb, etc... DAQQOUN (Arabic: دقون), is a Lebanese village located on Mount Lebanon in the Aley district. It neighbors the city of Kfarmatta and the villages of Abey and Baawerta. At an elevation of approximately 450 metres (1,480 ft), it overlooks a green valley. Cities close to DAQQOUN also include Sidon, and Aley. Daqqoun makes the ideal natural base for living, especially that it is an old traditional agricultural village. There are many sites to be visited such as the castle of ElFaranga, very old stone houses, natural water resources, the Pine Hill of Saint Thecla, the old rock coffins that was missing upon civil war, the Habanjar Tomb, etc... DAQQOUN In 2010, suffered from a forest fire that burned extensive parts of its surrounding forest.[1]

References

Rizk, Carol. "Overnight fires scorch vast swathes of forest". Local News. Daily Star. Retrieved 24 June 2013. External links Official website DAQQOUN, Localiban vte Flag of Lebanon Aley District, Mount Lebanon Governorate Capital: Aley Towns and villages	Aaytat Ain Aanoub Ainab al-Azzounieh Abey Aghmeed Ain Dara Ain Ksour Aley Aramoun Baissour Baourta Basateen Bdadoun Bechamoun Bhamdoun Binnay Bmahray Bsous Charoun Chartoun Choueifat Kahale Kaifun al-Nreijat Nabaa Al Safa Qmatiye Ramlieh Rechmaya Sawfar Shemlan Souk El Gharb Silfaya Lebanon districts Aley.png

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