Batha, Lebanon
Batha
بطحا Batha' | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 General view of Batha | |
  Batha Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′17″N 35°39′33″E / 33.98806°N 35.65917°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Keserwan |
| Time zone | UTC+02 |
| Area code | 09 |
Batha (Arabic: بطحا) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital Beirut,[1] and to the east of Jounieh Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 hectares.[1] A water spring flows through the pine and oak tree forests to the north of Batha, watering gardens and orchards before emptying in the Mediterranean sea. Principale families of Batha are Skayem, El-Mir, Oueiny, Mansour, Abi zeid, Safady, Aoun, Samia, Hassoun, Chayeb, Semerjiyan.
The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter Michel Elmir (1930–1973).
References
- ^ a b "Batha". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
Capital: Jounieh | ||
| Towns and villages |
|  |
| Notable landmarks | ||
 | This Lebanon location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |