Qaraoun

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Qaraoun is a village in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley best known for the nearby Qaraoun Dam and its large artificial lake on the Litani River.

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Qaraoun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf village
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influence
country Lebanon
economyActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
elevationRelative higher than coastal Lebanon
governingCountryCapital Beirut
hasArtificialLake Lake Qaraoun
hasHydrologicalBasin Litani River basin
linked to: Litani River region
hasNameLanguage Arabic name: قرعون
hasNearbyBirdHabitat Lake Qaraoun bird area
hasNearbyInfrastructure Litani River Authority facilities
hasNearbyProtectedArea Ammiq Wetland
hasNearbyTown Aitanit
Khirbet Qanafar
Machghara
Saghbine
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
hasTypeOfSettlement rural settlement
knownFor Qaraoun Dam
artificial lake on the Litani River
locatedIn Beqaa Valley
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Beqaa Governorate
Western Beqaa District
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInSubregion Western Asia
locatedNear Anti-Lebanon mountains
Mount Lebanon range
linked to: Lebanon Mountains
locatedOnRiver Litani River
locatedSouthOf Chtaura
locatedWestOf Zahlé
nearbyDam Qaraoun Dam
nearbyWaterBody Lake Qaraoun
partOf Lebanon
region Bekaa
linked to: Bekaa Valley
religion Christianity
Islam
roadConnection connected to Beirut via Beqaa roads
connected to Chtaura
linked to: Chtaura
terrain inland valley
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
waterResourceRole domestic water supply source region
hydroelectric power production area
irrigation hub in Beqaa Valley

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Litani River locatedNear Qaraoun