Village in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Taanayel (Arabic: تعنايل), also transliterated Tanayal,[2] is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Tha'nayil as a Sunni Muslim village in the Beqaa Valley.[3]
In 1982, Taanayel suffered heavy damages from aerial bombardments.[4]
In October 1985, war planes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) dropped bombs and fired rockets on a target near Tanayel on the Beirut-Damascus highway. According to UPI, the command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that the place was used as a military base by Ahmed Jibril's pro-Syrian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.[2]
Tannayal farm (from the Aramaic word for "the Grace of God") lies a few kilometers south from Chtaura on the main road. An estate that has been converted to a farm and retreat centre in Ignatian spirituality, owned by the Jesuit fathers since 1860. Exotic fowl including peacocks and doves can be found there. It is a working farm and also serves as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Agriculture at Saint Joseph University located in Beirut.[5]
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