Hosrayel | |
Other Name: | Hisrail |
Native Name: | حصرايل |
Native Name Lang: | en |
Nickname: | Hisrayel |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 34.1639°N 35.6528°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Byblos |
Founder: | Chahine Family |
Leader Name: | Serge Harb |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.59 |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Hosrayel (Arabic: حصرايل, also spelled Hisrail or Hasrayel) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 44 kilometers north of Beirut. Hosrayel has an average elevation of 220 meters above sea level and a total land area of 259 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2]