Blat, Byblos District Explained

Blat
Native Name:بلاط
Native Name Lang:ar modern arabic
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Coordinates:34.1133°N 35.6631°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Keserwan-Jbeil
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Byblos
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.83
Elevation M:190

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blat (Jbayl). Localiban. Localiban. 2016-02-12. 2008-01-16.
  2. Web site: Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban . Localiban . Localiban . 2016-02-12 . 19 . pdf . 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf . 2015-07-24 .