Blat, Byblos District
Blat
بلاط | |
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Blat Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 34°6′48″N 35°39′47″E / 34.11333°N 35.66306°ECoordinates: 34°6′48″N 35°39′47″E / 34.11333°N 35.66306°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
District | Byblos |
Area | |
• Total | 683 ha (1,688 acres) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Blat (Arabic: بلاط) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is a suburb of Byblos and is 40 kilometers north of Beirut. Blat has an average elevation of 190 meters above sea level and a total land area of 683 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] As of 2008, there were three private schools in the village enrolling 2,560 students, in addition to a campus of the Lebanese American University. There were 28 companies with more than five employees operating in Blat.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Blat (Jbayl)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
Categories:
- Populated places in Byblos District
- Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
- Populated places in Lebanon
- Lebanon geography stubs