Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad
| Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad جورة مهاد-شحتول | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Map showing the location of Chahtoul within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′57″N 35°43′14″E / 34.03250°N 35.72056°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad (Arabic: جورة مهاد-شحتول, romanized: Jūret Mhād-Shaḥtūl; also spelled Shahtoul or Shahtul) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It consists of the village of Chahtoul, 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 920 meters above sea level and its total land area is 290 hectares.[1]
Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2]
Chahtoul is the hometown of the Lebanese writer May Ziadeh. A statue of her is in the village.
References
- Back to citation "Chahtoul - Jouret Mhad". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- Back to citation "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.