Rayak (Riyaq)

Riyaq (Arabic: رياق), also Rayak, is a Lebanese town in the Beqaa Mohafazat (Governorate), near the city of Zahlé. It has one military airport, an old train station on the former line from Beirut to Damascus and a hospital.The military airport of Riyaq was bombarded by the Israeli Air Force during the 2006 Lebanese-Israeli war. The landing strip was severely damaged as a result. [ [http://www.undp.org.lb/events/draft%20report-combined-final-07.pdf Lebanon Rapid Environmental Assessment for Greening Recovery, Reconstruction And Reform] , United Nations Development Programme report, 2007.]

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