Halat, Lebanon Explained

Halat
Other Name:Halate
Native Name:حالات
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Coordinates:34.0808°N 35.6636°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 Km2:9.57
Elevation M:100

Halat (Arabic: حالات, also spelled Halate) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located along the Mediterranean coast, 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[1] Halat has an average elevation of 100 meters above sea level and a total land area of 957 hectares. The town has one public school, which had 112 students in 2008. There were 45 companies with more than five employees operating in Halat as of 2008. There is also a quarry in the town.[2] Charles Bassil is the current municipality president. Most famous person from Halate: Gilbert Chakib Charbel

Community

Churches

These are some of the churches in the town of Halat.

Geography

Neighborhoods

These are some of the neighborhoods in Halat

Neighboring Towns

These are the closest towns to Halat.

Climate

Halat's climate is typical for the Lebanese coast. Winters are cold and rainy. The temperature drops to 10 C on the coldest days. In the winters, the temperature can rise to 20 C. The summers are hot and dry. It virtually never rains in the summer in Lebanon. The temperature in Halat can go up to 30 C in the summer. The weather is very pleasant and cool in the fall and spring with occasional rain.

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Halate. Localiban. Localiban. 2016-02-12. 2008-01-17.