Hsarat
Hsarat is a village in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. Between the 1850s and 1920s, nearly a 1000 people left Hsarat in boats and ships and emigrated to Italy, France, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela The settlement had 989 registered voters as of 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Ḩaşrāt”, “Ḩişārāt”, “Hsarale”, “Hsârât”, and “Hsârâte”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bejjeh and Eddeh.
Bejjeh
Village
Bejjeh is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 54 kilometers north of Beirut. Bejjeh has an average elevation of 560 meters above sea level and a total land area of 502 hectares. Bejjeh is situated 3 km northeast of Hsarat.
Eddeh
Village
Photo: Jimy86leb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edde or Eddé village is located 45 km north of Beirut, Lebanon. It rises to an altitude of 210 metres of sea level and covers an area of 398 acres. Eddeh is situated 3½ km southwest of Hsarat.
Jeddayel
Village
Photo: Georges Aoun, CC BY 3.0.
Jeddayel is a town in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 4 km north of Byblos. Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox and Maronite Christians. Its population is about 1,500. Jeddayel is situated 3½ km west of Hsarat.
Hsarat
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.16631° or 34° 9′ 59″ northLongitude
35.68893° or 35° 41′ 20″ eastElevation
504 metres (1,654 feet)Open location code
8G6Q5M8Q+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5811036215OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Hsarat” goes by many names.
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