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Shheem

Chouf District, Lebanon

Shhiim, or Šaḥīm (Arabic: شحيم) (IPA: ʃħiːm) alternatively written as Shheem or Chhim/Chehim is a town in Lebanon which is located 40 kilometres south-east of Beirut. The largest Sunni Muslim town in the Chouf region, Shhiim has a population of approximately 50,560. Situated on four mountains, the town is often regarded as the capital of the Iqlim el-Kharrub, which is the coastal part of the Chouf. The town is notable for a very well-preserved archaeological site located there, including a Roman sanctuary, a Christian basilica, residential structures, and oil presses.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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