Abadiyeh, Lebanon

Abadiyeh العبادية Aabadiyeh, al-Abadiyah, Abadieh
Abadiyeh in 2011
Abadiyeh Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°50′9″N 35°37′16″E / 33.83583°N 35.62111°E / 33.83583; 35.62111Coordinates: 33°50′9″N 35°37′16″E / 33.83583°N 35.62111°E / 33.83583; 35.62111
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Baabda
Government
Area
• Total	916 ha (2,263 acres)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)

Abadiyeh (Arabic: العبادية; also spelled al-Abadiyah or Aabadiyeh) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 16 kilometers east of Beirut. There is one public school in the town, which had 345 pupils in 2006.^[1] It is the hometown of Lebanese actress Cyrine Abdelnour, Lebanese footballer Zaher Al Indari, and former President of Brazil Michel Temer, Lebanese kick boxing fighter , Lebanese Director in Moderna Inc

Geography[]

Abadiyeh has a land area of 916 hectares.^[1] Its average elevation is 780 meters above sea level.^[1] Neighboring localities include to the west, Beit Mery to the northwest, Ras el-Matn to the north, to the east, to the southeast, and Aley and to the south.^[1]

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