Baabda

Baabda (Arabic: بعبدا‎) is the capital city of Baabda District as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate, western Lebanon. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon. Baabda is known for the Ottoman Castle (the serail) and it has many embassies (Italian, Japanese, Jordanian, Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian, Indonesian, Spanish ... ), the Ministry of Defense and many important organization and administrative centres in Lebanon.

Baabda

بعبدا
City - Village
Baabda
Baabda
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°50′0″N 35°32′0″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon Governorate
DistrictBaabda District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Baabda Palace, residence of the President of Lebanon is also located in Baabda.[1]The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda overlooking the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The first President to reside in it was President Charles Helou (25 September 1913-7 January 2001)

References
  1. Tourism in Baabda Region. Lebanon.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.


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