Hosrayel Explained

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]

Notes and References

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