Chbaniyeh | |
Other Name: | Shbaniyeh, Ishbaniyya |
Native Name: | الشبانية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.8564°N 35.6125°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baabda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Ha: | 860 |
Elevation M: | 485 |
Chbaniyeh (Arabic: الشبانية, also spelled Shbaniyeh or Ishbaniyya) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 29km (18miles) north of Beirut. Chbaniyeh has an average elevation of 860m (2,820feet) above sea level and a total land area of 485 hectares.[1] It has a religiously-mixed population Maronites, Melkites and Druze.[2]