an ese ▁literary ▁figures ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Location ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁ru ins , ▁there ▁are ▁hot els , ▁and ▁ch ale ts ▁sought ▁by ▁ski ers . ▁B ask inta ▁lies ▁ahead ▁of ▁M za ar ▁K far deb ian , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Mount ▁S ann ine . ▁The ▁name ▁B ask inta ▁means ▁" the ▁ab ode , ▁the ▁residence , ▁and ▁the ▁place " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁Et ym ology . ▁This ▁traditional ▁summer ▁resort ▁has ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁mountains . ▁From ▁Be ir ut ▁head ▁north ▁toward ▁Ant el ias , ▁about ▁a ▁ 1 2   km ▁drive ▁before ▁you ▁turn ▁east ▁to ▁drive ▁u ph ill ▁towards ▁B ik f aya , ▁passing ▁through ▁B te g hr ine ▁towards ▁B ask inta . ▁ ▁From ▁B ask inta ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁clim b ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 , 6 2 8 - meter ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mount ▁S ann ine , ▁starting ▁off ▁at ▁N aba a ▁S ann ine , ▁a ▁village ▁ 7   km ▁up ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Mik h ail ▁Na im y - ▁writer ▁and ▁novel ist . ▁ ▁A min ▁Ma al ou f - ▁award - win ning ▁novel ist . ▁ ▁Georges ▁H obe ika - ▁H oute ▁cout ure ▁fashion ▁designer . ▁ ▁Beth any ▁Ke h dy - ▁cul inary ▁expert ▁and ▁cook book ▁author . ▁ ▁Mel hem