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with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. It is cold in winter for two reasons: Its location in Northern Lebanon, and its high altitude. Temperatures in winter average around 0 °C and can reach -10 °C to -30 °C. Temperatures in summer average around 18 °C, but they may reach
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20 °C to 25 °C in July and August, but can also drop to as low as 6 °C at night. Snow in winter can accumulate up to 6 meters and occasionally more.
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Bekaa Kafra is among the claimants to the status of highest village in Lebanon. Most of its settled is situated approximately 1700 meters above sea level.
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Kafra
Bekaa Kafra in Winter
Map showing the location of Bekaa Kafra within Lebanon
34°14′25.1″N 36°00′09.6″E / 34.240306°N 36.002667°E / 34.240306; 36.002667
Country
Lebanon
Governorate
North Governorate
District
Bsharri District
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Dialing code
Arabic
Lebanese
Bsharri District
Northern Lebanon
Bsharri
Kadisha Valley
Saint Charbel
Middle East
Syriac

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