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'''Mdoukha'''  ({{lang-ar|مذوخا}}) is a village and municipality {{convert|72|km|mi}} east of [[Place:Beirut|Beirut]] in the Rashaya District, Beqaa Governorate, [[Place:Lebanon|Lebanon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Maps: Mdoukha|url=https://goo.gl/maps/sanzqnGG1qEbpnfP8}}</ref><ref name="Taylor1971">{{cite book|author=George Taylor|title=The Roman temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide. Les temples romains au Liban; guide illustré|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ii8NAQAAIAAJ|access-date=23 September 2012|year=1971|publisher=Dar el-Machreq Publishers}}</ref><ref name="Lebanon)1968">{{cite book|author=Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon)|title=Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IFLWAAAAMAAJ|access-date=24 September 2012|year=1968|publisher=Imprimerie Catholique.}}</ref> A significant majority of the population is considered to be Lebanese Canadian, with 60% living in London, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Monthly - issue 91 |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf |website=localiban |access-date=25 December 2015 |page=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111732/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Most of the population identifies as Sunni [[Religion:Muslim|Muslim]].
[[File:View_of_Mdoukha_from_a_nearby_cliff.jpg|thumb|View of Mdoukha from Mount Qsair to the south of the town.]]
Mdoukha lies at the foothills of Mount Hermon (which can be seen from many different points in and around the town) in the Rashaya District of the Beqaa Valley, about 15 kilometres northwest of Mount Hermon, and 72 kilometres east of [[Place:Beirut|Beirut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Maps: Mdoukha|url=https://goo.gl/maps/sanzqnGG1qEbpnfP8}}</ref> It sits 1102 metres above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elevation of Mdoukha, Lebanon |url=https://www.floodmap.net/elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=270555}}</ref> Villages surrounding Mdoukha include Ain Arab, Al-Bireh, Al-Rafid, [[Place:Bakka, Lebanon|Bakka]], Kfardenis, and Kherbet Rouha.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Maps: Mdoukha|url=https://goo.gl/maps/sanzqnGG1qEbpnfP8}}</ref>
[[File:MdoukhaVillage1.jpg|thumb|A view of the town from the northern end with the snow-capped Anti-Lebanon mountains   visible in the distance.]]
With a blend of modern architecture and homes that date back over a century, Mdoukha has not lost its image as a historical Lebanese town full of culture and tradition. 
[[File:Southwest_entrance_to_Mdoukha.jpg|thumb|Entrance to Mdoukha from the southwest, along the main Bire road connecting the town to the rest of the province.]]
Mdoukha has historically been a farming town, with beautiful green spaces and small farms throughout the town, and many fields and larger farms surrounding the area. It is home to the K-6 Mdoukha Public Elementary School as well as a small park just outside the town, where locals as well as the residents of neighbouring towns enjoy the beautiful Mediterranean scenery and weather during the spring and summer.
[[File:Ayn_Qenya_park,_northeast_of_Mdoukha.jpg|thumb|Ayn Qenya, a local park outside Mdoukha to the northeast maintained by the town.]]
On the nearby Mount Qsair, there are ruins of what appears to have been a military watchtower that is said to date back hundreds of years by the locals, although no official research or studies exist to confirm this.
[[File:Town_square,_Mdoukha.jpg|thumb|Northwest corner of Mdoukha’s town square.]]
No official census data is available, as is the case for the rest of the country, however locals and expatriates estimate Mdoukha's population to be approximately 3300 people, of which the majority lives in London, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lebanese Demographic Reality|url= https://www.lstatic.org/PDF/demographenglish.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Monthly - issue 91 |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf |website=localiban |access-date=25 December 2015 |page=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111732/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi-craCNDa0 video of Mdoukha on YouTube]
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks5BhvtNRoA&t=1s
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2P6xBW2yb0
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