Ain el-Ghouaybeh

Ain el-Ghoubayeh (Arabic: عين الغويبة, also spelled Ayn al-Ghubayah) is a mountainous village in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 82 kilometers north of Beirut. Ain el-Ghoubayeh has an average elevation of 800 meters above sea level and a total land area of 64 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

Ain el-Ghoubayeh
عين الغويبة
Ayn al-Ghubayah
Ain el-Ghoubayeh is located in Lebanon
Ain el-Ghoubayeh
Ain el-Ghoubayeh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°4′52″N 35°51′29″E
CountryLebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictByblos
Area
 • Total0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)

References
  1. "Ain El Ghoubayeh (Jbayl)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  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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