Taalabaya

Taalabaya (Arabic: تعلبايا), is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.

Taalabaya تعلبايا
Village
Taalabaya Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°49′01″N 35°52′00″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Beqaa Governorate
District	Zahlé
Elevation	2,990 ft (910 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tha'labaya as a Beqaa Valley village inhabited by Sunni Muslims, Maronites and Christians.^[1]

In December of 1975, the town of Taalabaya was attacked by PLA insurgents during the Lebanese Civil War; 35 residents were killed.^[2]