Batha,_Lebanon

Batha, Lebanon

Batha, Lebanon

Municipality in Lebanon

Batha (Arabic: بطحا) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil 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.

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Church of Saint Nicholas in Batha
Batha as seen from Ghosta

The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter Michel Elmir (1930–1973) and the hometown of the professor Nidal Elmir

There are many family in Batha that are widely known: Elmir-Oueiny-Soukayem-Chayeb-Mansour family.

References

  1. [1]
    "Batha". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. [2]
    "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.


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