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:''This article is about a town in [[Lebanon]]. You may also be looking for [[Carl Theodor Zahle]], a Danish politician.'' 

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official_name = Zahle</br>زحلة‎ |
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==General==
The city is situated 52 km to the East of the Lebanese capital [[Beirut]]. It's possible to drive a car from Zahlé to Beirut in 60 to 75 minutes, depending on traffic volume.

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== Zahlé in History ==

Zahlé was founded about 300 years ago in an area whose past reaches back some five millennia. In the early 18th century the new town was divided into three separate quarters, each of which had its own governor.
The city enjoyed a brief period as the region's first independent state in the 19th century when it had its own flag and anthem.
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