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1958Bet 3amme Youssef
1958 - Bet 3amme Youssef
Building his home by his own hands with limestone cut locally from the mountain, 3amme Youssef terraced the hill and farmed his land. To date, we savour the grapes from his vineyard and olives from his trees
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1960The Stairs
1960 - The Stairs
With his brother Botrous, 3amme Youssef built the stairs to easen passage and transportation from Broummana, to the Valley, up to Zandouqah arriving to the Upper Zandouqah Village
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1975The Lebanese Civil War
1975 - The Lebanese Civil War
The first displacement of the Zandouqah residents marks a sad milestone in the history of our beloved Village
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1979The Second Displacement
1979 - The Second Displacement
3amme Youseff led all the remaining residents from Zandouqah, through the valley, up to Broumana, hiking their way to safety and leaving what remained of their beloved land
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1990sBack to the roots
1990s - Back to the roots
3amme Youseff and other villagers started visiting back Zandouqah, repopulating the village, managing their forests and taking care of their plantations
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2019Municipality
2019 - Municipality
A separate municipality dedicated to Zandouqah is established, paving the way for organized rural sustainable development
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2020Upside Down
2020 - Upside Down
3amme Youssef the grandson with his comrades, returned to Zandouqah to camp during the 2020 Pandemic. Tent by tent, spot by spot, they hosted their friends in the forest and turned their summers Upside Down
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