Mechane, Lebanon

Mechane (Arabic: مشان, also spelled Mishan) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.

[3] Mechane is situated in the Byblos district on the slopes overlooking the northern bank of the Nahr Ibrahim (Adonis River).

[3] In ancient time, the region was traversed by the pilgrimage route leading from Byblos to the sanctuary of Venus at Afqa.

Brossé identified indistinct remains of an ancient structure in Mechane, along with engraved stones that were reused in the construction of a contemporary building.

Excavations revealed also a funerary stela, and an Ionian capital dated to the Roman Imperial period (2nd or 3rd century AD).