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Batha

بطحا
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Municipality
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	Batha Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°59′17″N 35°39′33″E / 33.98806°N 35.65917°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Keserwan
Time zone	UTC+02
Area code	09

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Batha (Arabic: بطحا) is a village in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital Beirut,^[1] and to the east of Jounieh Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 hectares.^[1] A water spring flows through the pine and oak tree forests to the north of Batha, watering gardens and orchards before emptying in the Mediterranean sea. Ottoman tax records indicate that Batha had 3 Christian households and 2 bachelors living there in 1543.^[2]

The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Maronite Catholics.^[3] Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter Michel Elmir (1930–1973) and the hometown of the professor Nidal Elmir

There are many family in Batha that are widely known: Elmir-Oueiny-Soukayem-Chayeb-Mansour family.

References

^ ^a ^b "Batha". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
^ Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan Salamah (February 1972). The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD) (PDF). University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 288.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ "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.

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[localiban-1] "Batha". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

[2] Bakhit, Muhammad Adnan Salamah (February 1972). The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD) (PDF). University of London: School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 288.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

[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.

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-'''Batha''' ({{lang-ar|بطحا}}) is a village  in the [[Keserwan District]] of the [[Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate]] of [[Lebanon]]. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital [[Beirut]],<ref name="localiban">{{cite web|title=Batha|url=http://www.localiban.org/article4430.html|website=Localiban|publisher=Localiban|accessdate=2009-07-24|date=2008-01-19}}</ref> and to the east of [[Jounieh]] Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="localiban"/> A water spring flows through the pine and oak tree forests to the north of Batha, watering gardens and orchards before emptying in the Mediterranean sea.
+'''Batha''' ({{langx|ar|بطحا}}) is a village  in the [[Keserwan District]] of the [[Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate]] of [[Lebanon]]. It is located 28 kilometers northern the Lebanese capital [[Beirut]],<ref name="localiban">{{cite web|title=Batha|url=http://www.localiban.org/article4430.html|website=Localiban|publisher=Localiban|accessdate=2009-07-24|date=2008-01-19}}</ref> and to the east of [[Jounieh]] Bay, with a view of the Mediterranean sea, with average elevation of 580 meters above sea level and total land area approximately 63 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="localiban"/> A water spring flows through the pine and oak tree forests to the north of Batha, watering gardens and orchards before emptying in the Mediterranean sea. Ottoman tax records indicate that Batha had 3 Christian households and 2 bachelors living there in 1543.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bakhit |first=Muhammad Adnan Salamah |url=https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29529/1/10731685.pdf |title=The Ottoman Province of Damascus in the Sixteenth Century (PhD) |publisher=School of Oriental and African Studies |year=February 1972 |location=University of London |pages=288}}</ref>
-The inhabitants of  the town are predominantly [[Maronites|Maronite Catholic]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |website=Localiban |publisher=Localiban |accessdate=2016-02-12 |page=19 |format=pdf |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |archivedate=2015-07-24 }}</ref> Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter [[Michel Elmir]] (1930–1973). The principal families of Batha are Skayem, El-Mir, Oueiny, Mansour, Abi Zeid, Safady, Aoun, Samia, Hassoun, Chayeb, and Semerjiyan.
+The inhabitants of  the town are predominantly [[Maronites|Maronite Catholic]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |website=Localiban |publisher=Localiban |accessdate=2016-02-12 |page=19 |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf |archivedate=2015-07-24 }}</ref> Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter [[Michel Elmir]] (1930–1973) and the hometown of the professor [[Nidal Elmir]]
+There are many family in Batha that are widely known: Elmir-Oueiny-Soukayem-Chayeb-Mansour family.
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v t e Keserwan District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Jounieh
Towns and villages	Adma wa Dafneh Ain el-Rihaneh Aintoura Ajaltoun Aramoun Ashqout Azra Ballouneh Batha Bkerké Bqaatouta Bzoummar Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad Chnaniir Daraoun Daraya Dlebta Faitroun Faraya Fatqa Ghazir Ghbaleh Ghidras Ghineh Ghosta Harissa-Daraoun Herharaya Hrajel Jdaidet Ghazir Jeita Jouret Bedran Jouret el-Termos Kaslik Kfar Dibiane Kfar Yassine Okaibe Qattine Qleiat Maarab Mayrouba Rayfoun Safra Sahel Alma Sarba Sehaileh Tabarja Yahchouch Zouk Mikael Zouk Mosbeh
Notable landmarks	Our Lady of Lebanon Commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Kalb Jeita Grotto Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve Mzaar Kfardebian