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874:31 October
693:References
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653:Niha Chouf
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633:Kahlouniye
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367:Christians
351:Beiteddine
331:Christians
306:shrine in
281:See also:
155:Population
136:Beiteddine
77:35°34′49″E
74:33°41′44″N
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523:Baadarâne
486:Maronites
409:Moukhtara
378:Catholics
293:Baadarâne
245:Geography
235:muhafazat
216:جبل الشوف
169:Time zone
28:جبل الشوف
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1256:Ammatour
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680:See also
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277:History
229:in the
223:Lebanon
163:231,427
132:Capital
114:Lebanon
102:Country
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1336:Daraya
1331:Damour
1281:Barouk
1251:Ainbal
1011:Byblos
1006:Baabda
983:Beirut
965:Hermel
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583:Daraya
578:Damour
568:Chhime
538:Barouk
503:Ainbal
421:Arabic
327:Druzes
263:forest
259:Barouk
255:Damour
251:Beirut
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