Beit ed-Dine, also known as Btaddine is a small town and the administrative capital of the Chouf District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The town is located 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut, and near the town of Deir el-Qamar from which it is separated by a steep valley. It had 1,613 registered voters in 2010 and its inhabitants are predominantly Christians from the Maronite, Melkite and Greek Orthodox denominations. Beit ed-Dine's total land area consists of 244 hectares and its average elevation is 860 meters above sea level.
Beiteddine Palace
One of many Courtyards in Beiteddine Palace.
Beiteddine is the capital of the Chouf District
Chouf is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon.
Chouf Mountains
Prophet Job shrine in Niha village, Chouf, Lebanon
Christian Church and Druze Khalwa in Maaser el Chouf: Historically; the Druzes and the Christians in the Shuf Mountains lived in complete harmony.