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El Ain
العين | |
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  El Ain Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′41″N 36°22′19″E / 34.228°N 36.372°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
| District | Baalbek |
| Elevation | 3,000 ft (1,000 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
El Ain (Arabic: العين), Al Ain, or Ain is a village at an elevation of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) on a foothill of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in the Baalbek District of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is famous for agriculture and trade, located on the highway connecting Syrian borders and the Hermel area with Chtaura and Beirut.
Its name, Ain, refers to the old water source in it.[citation needed]