Blat, Byblos District
Blat (Arabic: بلاط) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is a suburb of Byblos and is 40 kilometers north of Beirut. Blat has an average elevation of 190 meters above sea level and a total land area of 683 hectares. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. As of 2008, there were three private schools in the village enrolling 2,560 students, in addition to a campus of the Lebanese American University. There were 28 companies with more than five employees operating in Blat.
Blat
بلاط | |
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Built on an ancient Roman temple, the historic church of Mar Elias in Blat is a surviving waqf of the House of al-Dahdah | |
Blat Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°6′48″N 35°39′47″E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
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