Blat
Blat 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Balāţ”, “Blât”, “Blat, Byblos”, “Blâte”, “Blatt”, and “El Blat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memory of Time and Wax Museum.
Memory of Time
Museum
Photo: william, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Byblos Fossil Museum is a museum in Byblos, Lebanon. This museum contains fossil collections of sharks, eels, shrimps, squids, rays, coelacanthes and flying fish.
Wax Museum
Museum
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Byblos Wax Museum is a wax museum in Byblos, Lebanon. It displays wax statues and life scenes from the Phoenician era to the modern times.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byblos and Eddeh.
Byblos
Photo: Karimsaad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Byblos, also known by its Arabic name of Jbeil, is an ancient Phoenician city located about 35 kilometers north of the capital Beirut in modern day Lebanon. The city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a popular daytrip from the capital.
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 3 km north of Blat.
Halat
Town
Halat is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located along the Mediterranean coast, 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Halat is situated 3½ km south of Blat.
Blat
- Categories: village/town/city in Lebanon and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.11503° or 34° 6′ 54″ northLongitude
35.66807° or 35° 40′ 5″ eastElevation
191 metres (627 feet)Open location code
8G6Q4M89+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 6182406062OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Blat” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lebanese American University and Municipality of Blat.
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