Helwah (Arabic: حلوة, romanized: Ḥelwah) is a local authority situated in Rashaya District, Lebanon.
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Deir al-Ashayer is a village located in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. It lies near the Lebanon–Syria border, adjacent to a Syrian village with a similar name, Deir al-Ashayer. The two villages are closely connected through social, economic, and historical ties, despite belonging to different countries.
The Lebanese village has a municipal council made up of nine members, and a town mayor. Residents rely on farming as a main source of income, especially grapes, fruit and wheat. Residents also raise and herd sheep and cows, which have been a good source of milk. Farmers in the village have had difficulty selling their products in modern times.
Deir al-Ashayer has a number of local springs, including Ain Halalweh, Ain Shayeb, Ain Rouk, Ain Dibb. The village was once known by the name Deir Mar Sema’an, owing to the Monastery of Saint Simon, known locally as Al Borj, said to have been built by the Romans for preaching, religious ceremonies and practices by disciples of Saint Simon the Baptist. The monastery having been a stronghold for the students, enabling them to expand their teaching in Syria.
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Zarzar Lake is a lake located 30 kilometres northwest of Damascus, Syria. It is lies to the east of Haloua. In the northeastern part of the lake is a dam.
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Al-Rawdah or al-Batrounah is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Rawdah had a population of 4,536 in the 2004 census.
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Jdeidat Yabous, previously known as Ainkania, is a village situated 45 kilometres west of Damascus, Syria.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 994 in the 2004 census.
The village is in the hills, on the border between Syria and Lebanon with Masnaa Border Crossing nearby. Weapons have been seized at the checkpoint, being smuggled from Lebanon concealed in the floor of a truck, to arm rebels in the Syrian civil war.
There are seams of iron ore in the area.
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Yabous is a Syrian village in the Qudsaya District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Yabous had a population of 369 in the 2004 census.