Hrajel
Municipality in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
Hrajel حراجل | |
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Municipality | |
34°0′54″N 35°47′41″E / 34.01500°N 35.79472°E / 34.01500; 35.79472 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
District | Keserwan |
Area | |
• Total | 12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hrajel (Arabic: حراجل) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Beirut.[1] It has an average elevation of 1,320 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,230 hectares. Hrajel's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]
A hidden grotto can be found in Hrajel next to a river that feeds Nahr el Kalb. The grotto is rumored to be a far upward extension of the Jeita grotto but it is currently closed to the public. [1]
History
References
- ^ a b "Hrajel". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
Bibliography
- Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan Salamah (February 1972). The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD). School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
External links
- website: www.hrajel.com
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Keserwan District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Jounieh
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