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Barouk (Arabic: الباروك) is a village in the Chouf District of Lebanon (1000-1250). Historically, the village is known for being the "land of good", because of its fountain (Nabeh-el-Barouk). The poet Rachid Nakhleh, the writer of the national hymn (kulluna lel watan), was born in Barouk. The village is also famous for its apples and other fruits, and for its many forests such as pine trees and oak trees which are well known in Lebanon. Barouk is crowned by its mountain "Jabal el Barouk" that stands 1943 m above sea level. The mountain also has the largest natural reserve in Lebanon, the Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, and contains the oldest and most elegant cedar forest in Lebanon, the "Cedrus Libani". That cedar is considered , among with other cedar forests, the real Cedars of Lord "Arz el Rab"

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Photo of the forest
Another photo of the forest
View from the Barouk Forest
Forest stretching on the horizon
600 year old tree with younger 50 year old trees
Slope view
6,000 ft above sea level

6,000 ft above sea level

33°42′N 35°41′E / 33.700°N 35.683°E / 33.700; 35.683

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-'''Barouk''' ([[Arabic]]: الباروك) is a village in the [[Chouf District]] of [[Lebanon]] (1000-1250). Historically, the village is known for being the "land of good", because of its [[fountain]] (Nabeh-el-Barouk).  The poet [[Rachid Nakhleh]], the writer of the [[national hymn]] (kulluna lel watan), was born in Barouk. The village is also famous for its [[apple]]s and other [[fruit]]s, and for its many forests such as [[pine tree]]s and [[oak tree]]s which are well known in Lebanon. Barouk is crowned by its mountain "Jabal el Barouk" that stands 2221 m above sea level. The mountain also has the largest natural reserve in Lebanon, the [[Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve]], and contains the oldest and most elegant [[cedar]] forest in Lebanon, the "Cedrus Libani". That cedar is considered , among with other [[cedar]] forests, the real Cedars of Lord "Arz el Rab"
+'''Barouk''' ([[Arabic]]: الباروك) is a village in the [[Chouf District]] of [[Lebanon]] (1000-1250). Historically, the village is known for being the "land of good", because of its [[fountain]] (Nabeh-el-Barouk).  The poet [[Rachid Nakhleh]], the writer of the [[national hymn]] (kulluna lel watan), was born in Barouk. The village is also famous for its [[apple]]s and other [[fruit]]s, and for its many forests such as [[pine tree]]s and [[oak tree]]s which are well known in Lebanon. Barouk is crowned by its mountain "Jabal el Barouk" that stands  m above sea level. The mountain also has the largest natural reserve in Lebanon, the [[Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve]], and contains the oldest and most elegant [[cedar]] forest in Lebanon, the "Cedrus Libani". That cedar is considered , among with other [[cedar]] forests, the real Cedars of Lord "Arz el Rab"
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