Ghazir
غزير | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Ghazir | |
  Ghazir Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′4″N 35°39′50″E / 34.01778°N 35.66389°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipally |
| • Mayor | Charles Haddad |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ghazir (Arabic: غزير) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of 542 hectares (2.09 sq mi).[1]
Ghazir is divided into three major parts: Ghazir el-Fawka, Central Ghazir, and Kfarhbab. The inhabitants of Ghazir are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] The town has four schools, two public and two private, with a total of 3,253 students as of 2008.[1] Maameltein is part of the village.
- ^ a b "Ghazir". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "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.