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.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] 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.[1]

For other places with similar names, see Blat (disambiguation).
Blat
بلاط
Built on an ancient Roman temple, the historic church of Mar Elias in Blat is a surviving waqf of the House of al-Dahdah
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 is located in Lebanon
Blat
Blat
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°6′48″N 35°39′47″E
CountryLebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictByblos
Area
 • Total6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)

References
  1. "Blat (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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