Churches
- The Saint George Greek Catholic Abbey of Bmakine.
- The Saint George Greek Orthodox Abbey, which was started in 1570 and serves as the Summer seat of the Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut.
Note, An abbey is a place of worship associated with a monastery.
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