Ghidras

Municipality in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
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غدراس
Municipality
34°2′39″N 35°40′45″E / 34.04417°N 35.67917°E / 34.04417; 35.67917
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Government
 • Typetown
Area
 • Total3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Ghadras (Arabic: غدراس) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.[1] It is located 30 kilometers north of Beirut. It has an average elevation between 500 and 700 meters above sea level and a total land area of 355 hectares.(carl elias tizo mkasra) Ghadras's name is derived from Syriac root words for "Small Water walk", as the village was known for its numerous Water walks.[citation needed] Ghadras is divided into four major parts: Main Village, Quarsa, Hellan, and Almdar. The inhabitants of Ghadras are predominantly Maronite Catholics.

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References

  1. ^ Ghidras, Keserwan Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  • Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.