Rashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya, also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi, is a town of the Rashaya District in the west of the Beqaa Government of Lebanon. It is situated at around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level on the western slopes of Mount Hermon, south east of Beirut near the Syrian border, and approximately halfway between Jezzine and Damascus.
Rashaya as seen from the citadel
Rashaya District is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon.
Rashaya Citadel
Al-Rafid, Rashaya District