Baakline through history

Emir Fakhreddine used Baakline as his residence and a base for the administration of Shouf, Aley and the West.
Baakline witnessed many eras well registered in history. It was the capital of the Lebanese Maan Emirate and continued to be so until the end of the Shihab Emirs’ rule.
Baakline is characterized by the diversity of its cultural, touristic, scientific, religious and natural landmarks.

Tucked away in the heart of Shouf, Baakline rests on seven hills between green valleys where different kinds of trees, namely olive, oak and pine are abundant. Between 850 and 950 elevation, Baakline is 45 km away from the capital Beirut. It has an area of 1,350 hectares or 13.5 km2. Its residents are about 14,550 persons.

Diversity is the bold title to the identity of Baakline. Its streets and corners please most diversified tastes, ages and types.
Whoever visits the town to contemplate nature, walk its tracks and inhale its light breeze, is satisfied.
Visitors who come to Baakline to practice their faiths find that it is a meeting place for religions.
As for those who are eager to delve into its culture and history, they find the answers folded in the books of its national library.
Those who want to experience life in the town can, in one day, get to know a whole history, wander in a magnificent nature, hike tracks among its trees, its valleys and next to its waterfalls. They will taste authentic olives and they will experience comfort and relaxation in its resorts and guest houses.