Bekaa Valley

Bekaa Valley refers to cannabis genetics originating from or developed with genetics from the Bekaa Valley region in Lebanon, historically one of the world's significant cannabis cultivation areas. These landraces and their derivative strains are characterized by adaptation to Mediterranean climates and high-altitude growing conditions. Bekaa Valley genetics are often tagged as producing resinous plants with extended flowering periods, reflecting environmental pressures in their region of origin. Breeders working in this category frequently incorporate these genetics to develop climate-resilient cultivars suited to similar terroirs. The classification encompasses both traditional Lebanese hash plant genetics and modern breeding lines that maintain Bekaa Valley parentage.

Breeders select Bekaa Valley genetics for environmental hardiness, resin production, and flowering stability in outdoor and Mediterranean-climate cultivation. These landraces serve as important germplasm for developing photoperiod-dependent cultivars and hash-plant orientated breeding programs.