Chbaniyeh
الشبانية Shbaniyeh, Ishbaniyya | |
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Coordinates: 33°51′23″N 35°36′45″E / 33.85639°N 35.61250°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
District | Baabda |
Area | |
• Total | 860 ha (2,130 acres) |
Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
Chbaniyeh (Arabic: الشبانية, also spelled Shbaniyeh or Ishbaniyya) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Beirut. Chbaniyeh has an average elevation of 860 metres (2,820 ft) above sea level and a total land area of 485 hectares.[1] It has a religiously-mixed population Maronites, Melkites and Druze.[2]