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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''' ({{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. |
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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 famous auditor Nidal Elmir |
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 famous auditor [[Nidal Elmir]] |
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there is one principle family in Batha that is widely known the |
there is one principle family in Batha that is widely known the Elmir family. |
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Batha
بطحا Batha' | |
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Municipality | |
 General view of Batha | |
  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 |
Batha (Template:Lang-ar) 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.
The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] Batha is the hometown of Lebanese painter Michel Elmir (1930–1973) and the hometown of the famous auditor Nidal Elmir
there is one principle family in Batha that is widely known the Elmir family.
References
- ^ a b "Batha". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ "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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