Hadchit is an ancient Phoenician settlement located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate

North Governorate

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 of Lebanon

Lebanon

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. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, overlooking the southern branch of the valley, Wadi Qannoubine Valley. Most of the people are adherts of the Maronite Catholic faith.

Demography

The inhabitants of Hadchit were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Canaanite

Canaan

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s, Phoenicia

Phoenicia

Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...

n and Aramiin, who later became known as the Syriac.

History

Hadchit's ancient political center was located in Tyre. The government was Byzantine

Byzantine

Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...

, so the natives were required to fight in the military or find employment.

External links

• A lot of Information on Hadchit