Bkassine, Beit Kassin (“village of the disappeared”), is a village in Lebanon surrounded by the Bkassine Pine Forest. The village is near city Jezzine in South Lebanon district. The village received a National Institute for Heritage award. The village has annual festival. The village includes a square, small souk, and houses adorned with distinctive red tiles.
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