Beit Mery
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Beit Mery بيت مري |
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View over the hill
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 Beit Mery
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| Coordinates: 33°51′56″N 35°35′43″E / 33.8656°N 35.5953°ECoordinates: 33°51′56″N 35°35′43″E / 33.8656°N 35.5953°E | |
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 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Matn District |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961-4- |
Beit Mery (Arabic: بيت مري) is a Lebanese town overlooking the capital Beirut. The town has been a summer mountain resort since the times of the Phoenicians and later the Romans. The name derives from Aramaic and means "The house of my Lord". On one of the three hills of Beit Mery (Southern end of town) along the Lebanon Western mountain range are the ruins of the old Phoenician and Roman temples that were erected in the same general area in what is now known as Deir El-Qala'a (دير القلعة). At present, a Christian church and monastery sit on top of parts of the old Roman temple. Beit Mery is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center.
The town is the site of the annual Al Bustan festival, held in the theatre of the Al Bustan hotel. The festival was created in 1994 by Myrna Al Bustani, owner of the hotel.
Among the artists who performed at the festival, Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist), Gautier Capuçon (cellist), Gianluca Marciano (conductor), Virginia Tola (soprano), Inva Mula (soprano), Helikon Opera, Stile Antico, Evelyn Glennie (percussions), Boris Berezovsky (pianist), Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist), Alondra de la Parra (conductor), Oliver Poole (pianist), Anna Tifu (violin).
The residents of Beit Mery are mainly Christian (Maronite, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic, Armenian Orthodox) and Druze.
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