Moukhtara
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This article is about the Lebanese town. For the capital of the Zanj Rebels, see Zanj Rebellion.
Moukhtara (Arabic: المختارة) is a small town in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. The town's inhabitants are divided between Druze and Christians. It is the hometown of Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party.
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Arabic: المختارة | |
Location | 30 miles from Beirut, Lebanon |
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Region | Chouf District, Mount Lebanon Governorate |
Coordinates | 33.658863°N 35.613877°E / 33.658863; 35.613877 |
Part of | Settlement |
History | |
Material | tools, flint, bone, ceramics |
Periods | PPNB, Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1963 |
Archaeologists | J. Cauvin |
Condition | ruins |
Public access | Yes |
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