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Zahle
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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 = Zahlé</br>زحلة‎ |
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* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} '''[[Zahlé]]''', [[Lebanon]]

==General==
The city is situated 45 km to the East of the Lebanese capital [[Beirut]]. It is the only predominantly Christian city in the Middle East. Famous for its old churches, outdoor restaurants, unique food and a water powered ice factory in Wadi El Arayesh. It's possible to drive a car from Zahlé to Beirut in 30 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic.  Zahle is on average 900 meters above sea level.
lala is village beside zahle which is one of the best

== Zahlé in History ==
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Zahlé was founded about 300 years ago by Toufic Saliba 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.
Zahlé was burned in 1777 and 1791, and it was burned and plundered in 1860.
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