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Ghadras غدراس
Municipality
GhadrasLocation in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°2′39″N 35°40′45″E / 34.04417°N 35.67917°E / 34.04417; 35.67917
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Keserwan
Government
• Type	town
Area
• Total	3.55 km (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Ghadras (Arabic: غدراس) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 30 kilometers north of Beirut. It has an average elevation between 500 and 700 meters above sea level and a total land area of 355 hectares. Ghadras's name is derived from Syriac root words for "Small Water walk", as the village was known for its numerous Water walks. Ghadras is divided into four major parts: Main Village, Quarsa, Hellan, and Almdar. The inhabitants of Ghadras are predominantly Maronite Catholics.

References

1. Ghidras, Keserwan Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

External links

• Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

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

• Populated places in Keserwan District
• Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon