Photo credit: Rossotrudnichestvo
In the city of Souk El Gharb, located in Mountain Lebanon, a memorial plaque has been installed in the Lebanese Christian city of Souk El Gharb, dedicated to the Russian presence in this city. The ceremony was attended by Russian ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin, the leadership of Souk El Gharb, members of the Lebanese parliament, as well as political and public figures of Lebanon, the Rossotrudnichestvo website reports.
The inscription on the plaque reads: "Here were the Moscow School and the hospital opened at the end of the 19th century, which is a symbol of the historical friendship of Russia and the city of Souk El Gharb."
At the end of the 19th century, thanks to the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian society in Lebanon, more than forty Moscow schools were established for children from poor families. Education in these schools was free of charge, they used the latest educational methods and systems for that time, among other disciplines, students mastered the Russian language.
In the city of Souk El Gharb, a Russian school and a hospital worked with money donated by Russian patrons. Also, Russian engineers helped to build the Church of St. George, which still exists today.
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