Qaa
القاع El Qaa, Al Qaa | |
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  Qaa Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′37″N 36°28′32″E / 34.34361°N 36.47556°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
| District | Baalbek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Bachir Matar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.98 sq mi (12.91 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,156 ft (657 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 500 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Alternative name | El Qaa |
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| Location | Beqaa Valley, Lebanon |
| Part of | Type site |
| History | |
| Periods | Shepherd Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | M. Billaux, Henri Fleisch |
| Condition | ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Qaa (Arabic: القاع), El Qaa, Al Qaa, Qaa Baalbek or Masharih al-Qaa is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon.[2] A 2010 report stated that population of the settlement was 500, all Lebanese Maronites.
- ^ "The Forgotten Turks: Turkmens of Lebanon" (PDF). Centre for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. Feb 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ L. Copeland; P. Wescombe (1966). Inventory of Stone-Age Sites in Lebanon: North, South and East-Central Lebanon, p. 49. Impr. Catholique. Retrieved 29 August 2011.