The name Bsharri (بشرّي) can be found in the Phoenician language Bet Ishtar meaning "The House Of Ishtar",[REF] Ishtar being a goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians (and King Sulaymān) before Christianity was adopted in the area.
During the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), Bsharri was a bastion of Christian resistance against the Palestinians and the Syrians.