Qartaba
Qartaba قرطبا | |
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City | |
Qartaba At Night | |
Qartaba Location within Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 34°06′N 35°51′E / 34.100°N 35.850°ECoordinates: 34°06′N 35°51′E / 34.100°N 35.850°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
District | Jbeil District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Qartaba (Arabic: ضيعة ايفونا, also spelled Day3et Ivonne) is a village in the Jbeil District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 54 kilometers north Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an altitude of 1,250 meters.[1] The town has large church square, and is surrounded by olive groves, mulberry orchards, and vineyards.[2] In Syriac, Qartaba means "good, curing and balanced weather".
History
Qartaba was once considered an important village in the Jbeil highland, a trade point for surrounding villages.[1] Silk manufacturing flourished and in 1918, seven factories employed more than 500 people and much of the silk was exported to Lyon, France.[1]
Demographics
The inhabitants of Qartaba are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[3] The families of the village include Sakr ,Challita, Saad, El-Sokhn, Karam, Beyrouthy (El Kassis), Khoury, Acar, Gharios, Cherfane and Salem.
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References
- 1 2 3 "Kartaba". Linking Lebanon. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ↑ Ivan Mannheim (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 502. ISBN 1-900949-90-3.
- ↑ "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.