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]
Hosrayel
حصرايل Hisrail | |
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| Nickname: Hisrayel | |
  Hosrayel Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′50″N 35°39′10″E / 34.16389°N 35.65278°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Founded by | Chahine Family |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
References
edit- ^ "Hosrayel". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "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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