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Bsharri District, North Governorate, Lebanoni
Regional Level Types
Bsharri DistrictDistrict
North GovernorateGovernorate
LebanonCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bcharré20,000 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
394733
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:394733:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
قضاء بشرّي, الشمال , لبنان
English:
Bsharri District
French:
District de Bcharré, Nord, Liban
German:
Distrikt Bischarri, Gouvernement Nord-Libanon, Libanon
Italian:
distretto di Bsharre, governatorato del Nord Libano, Libano
Russian:
Бишари (район), Северный Ливан, Ливан
Simplified Chinese:
卜舍里縣, 北部省, 黎巴嫩
Spanish:
Bsharri, Líbano-Norte, Líbano
Cebuano:
Caza de Bécharré, Mohafazat Liban-Nord, Libano
Dutch:
Bsharri, Noord, Libanon
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بشری, استان شمالی لبنان, لبنان
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bsharri distrikt, Nord guvernement, Libanon
Polish:
Dystrykt Baszarri, Dystrykt Północny, Liban
Portuguese:
Bsharri, Líbano Setentrional, Líbano
Scots:
Bsharri Destrict, North Govrenorate, Lebanon
Swedish:
Caza de Bécharré, Mohafazat Liban-Nord, Libanon
Ukrainian:
Бішарі (район), Північний Ліван, Ліван
Urdu:
بشری ضلع, محافظہ شمالی, لبنان
Western Punjabi:
ضلع بشری, لبنان


Bsharri District is one of the 7 districts (qadaa, قضاء) of the North Governorate, Lebanon.

The Bsharri District is a mountainous district. The district is bordered by the Zgharta and Miniyeh-Danniyeh Districts to the north, the Koura District to the west, the Baalbek District to the east, and the Batroun District to the south.

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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhagionidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Rhagionidae129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elisama
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) amplificatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Leptoconops : Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) amplificatus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) antiquus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Leptoconops : Leptoconops (Palaeoconops) antiquus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Austroconops
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Austroconops129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paleochrysopilus hirsutus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Rhagionidae : Paleochrysopilus : Paleochrysopilus hirsutus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Atelestites senectus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Atelestites : Atelestites senectus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phaetempis lebanensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Phaetempis : Phaetempis lebanensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Avenaphora hispida
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Avenaphora : Avenaphora hispida129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sympycnites primaevus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Dolichopodidae : Sympycnites : Sympycnites primaevus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chimeromyia intriguea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Opetiidae : Chimeromyia : Chimeromyia intriguea129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chimeromyia acuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Opetiidae : Chimeromyia : Chimeromyia acuta129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchopterites prisca
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Lonchopteridae : Lonchopterites : Lonchopterites prisca129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchopteromorpha asetocella
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Lonchopteridae : Lonchopteromorpha : Lonchopteromorpha asetocella129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archisciada lebanensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Phoridae : Archisciada : Archisciada lebanensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bcharreglaris amunobi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Psocodea : Archaeatropidae : Bcharreglaris : Bcharreglaris amunobi129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Burmantis lebanensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mantodea : Baissomantidae : Burmantis : Burmantis lebanensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanochlites neocomicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : Libanochlites : Libanochlites neocomicus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leptychoptera (Leptychoptera) vovkina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ptychopteridae : Leptychoptera : Leptychoptera (Leptychoptera) vovkina129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gondvanoaphis estephani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Aphididae : Gondvanoaphis : Gondvanoaphis estephani129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gerontodacus punctus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Gerontodacus : Gerontodacus punctus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops ceratoformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : Archiaustroconops ceratoformis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops szadziewskii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : Archiaustroconops szadziewskii129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops hamus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : Archiaustroconops hamus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Austroconops gondwanicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Austroconops : Austroconops gondwanicus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Austroconops fossilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Austroconops : Austroconops fossilis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minyohelea falcata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Minyohelea : Minyohelea falcata129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nymphoblatta azari
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Nymphoblatta : Nymphoblatta azari129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archaeobuthus estephani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Archaeobuthidae : Archaeobuthus : Archaeobuthus estephani129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aafrita biladalshama
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Perforissidae : Aafrita : Aafrita biladalshama129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hodgsonicoccus patefactus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Hodgsonicoccidae : Hodgsonicoccus : Hodgsonicoccus patefactus129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archaeoserphites melqarti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Archaeoserphitidae : Archaeoserphites : Archaeoserphites melqarti129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Holopsenella primotica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Bethylidae : Holopsenella : Holopsenella primotica129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Alonchoptera lebanica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Alonchoptera : Alonchoptera lebanica129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bsharri_District
Wikidata ID:Q2484852
GeoNames ID:276358


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