Ehden

Ehden
إِهْدِن
City
Overview of Ehden
Overview of Ehden
Map showing the location of Ehden within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Ehden within Lebanon
Ehden
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°17′31″N 35°57′16.4″E / 34.29194°N 35.954556°E / 34.29194; 35.954556
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictZgharta District
Elevation
1,428 m (4,685 ft)
Highest elevation
1,778 m (5,833 ft)
Population
 • Total
~25,000 (Summer)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Ehden (Arabic: إِهْدِن, Syriac-Aramaic:ܐܗܕ ܢ)[1] is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.

  1. ^ "Calling for the revival of Syriac and making it a national, the Ehdenian Movement erects Ehden town sign in Syriac letters". syriacpress.com. Syriacpress. 31 August 2022.