Bqarqacha

Bkerkasha overlooks the Holy Valley of Qadisha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, at its highest western point under mount Lebanon.

Bkerkasha is composed of three geographically separated settlements; The main village in the Becharri district, inhabited during the summer season, most of the residents during winter inhabit Barsa, Dahr Al Ein and Jadaydet Bkerkasha in Bkeftein Koura District that borders Tripoli in North Lebanon.

[1] Bkerkasha’s ancient history is evident from the extensive early and middle bronze age ruins on a mount known as Jirn Al Yehudi (Jewish burial) which was a major pagan cult center.

Patriarch Douaihy recorded that Thacla the daughter of Father Basil of Bsharri, constructed St George Church in Bkerkasha in 1211[5] (The Annals, 104).

Bkerkasha suffered several recorded disasters in the Middle Ages The economy of this town has shifted dramatically in the past 50 years, from an agricultural rural community to a more skilled and educated workforce.