Bteddine El Loqch, Btaddine El Loqsh, Btaddine Al Lokch, Btaddine Al Loqsh, is a village in South Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The number of registered citizens reaches 830 people, with the majority belonging to the Maronite confession. The town counts 80 houses and 10 shops and commercial institutions. The most common family names are: "Kattar", "Abou Sleiman", "Eid", "Sayegh", "Abou Samra", "Akl", "Abi Nader"...
Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the "Bisri" Valley, the village is away from Beirut and kilometers away from Saida and it is stretches between 740 m and 1010 m above sea level. It extends over an area of 3.2 Km2 surrounded by pine trees. It is limited at the North by the village "El Harf", at the South by the village "EL Homsiye", at the west by the villages "Al Beba" and "Taid" and at the East by the village "Sabbah".
Climate
Its temperate climate is like most of the mountainous Lebanese villages. Bteddine El Loqch gains an average of 1040 mm of rainfall per year.
Month
High Temp
Low Temp
January
12
5
February
12
5
March
14
7
April
17
9
May
20
12
June
23
16
July
25
18
August
25
19
September
24
18
October
22
15
November
18
10
December
14
7
source 1 = NOAA
date=April 2018
History & Landmarks
An ancient grave dating from the Roman Empire, also known as "الناووس", is located to the north east of the village. Bteddine El Loqch has an ancient church dedicated to Saint Joseph and dating from the 19th century. and lies few miles away from the Convent of Our Lady of Machmouche, one of the most important Maronite monasteries in Lebanon.
Municipality
Phone Number : +961 07 800196 It is run by a town council consisted of 9 members elected in 2016 :
And one Mukhtar "Albert Eid" They are elected every 6 years
Population
The number of registered citizens reaches 830 people, with the majority belonging to the Maronite confession. The town counts 80 houses and 10 shops and commercial institutions.
Founded by a Committee in 1964, its first president was Mansour Eid, then followed by Samir Al Hajj, Nabil Kattar, Raif Kattar, Wajdi Kattar, Joe Eid, Ziad Atallah, Roger Abou Sleiman, Walid Karam, Charles Kattar, Romeo Akl, Talal Karam, Mazen Abou Samra and Christina Keryakos. The club managed to create a Public Library containing a large variety of historical, intellectual and literary value books. It also published the first edition of the magazine "الكتاب" in July 1967 and organized many popular festivals and events in the Jezzine region.
