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Halat حالاتHalate
HalatLocation in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°4′51″N 35°39′49″E / 34.08083°N 35.66361°E / 34.08083; 35.66361
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• Total	9.57 km (3.69 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)

Halat (Arabic: حالات, also spelled Halate) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located along the Mediterranean coast, 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. Halat has an average elevation of 100 meters above sea level and a total land area of 957 hectares. The town has one public school, which had 112 students in 2008. There were 45 companies with more than five employees operating in Halat as of 2008. There is also a quarry in the town. Charles Bassil is the current municipality president. Most famous person from Halat:Gilbert Chakib Charbel!

Community

Churches

These are some of the churches in the town of Halat.

• Mar Youssef (Saint Joseph) in Beit el Boumeh
• Mar Gerges (Saint George)

Geography

Neighborhoods

These are some of the neighborhoods in Halat

• Beit el Boumeh
• Douweir
• Bahriyyeh (seaside)
• New Halat

Neighboring Towns

These are the closest towns to Halat.

• Fidar to the north
• Byblos further to the north
• Nahr Ibrahim to the south
• Zelehmayya to the east

Climate

Halat's climate is typical for the Lebanese coast. Winters are cold and rainy. The temperature drops to 10 C on the coldest days. In the winters, the temperature can rise to 20 C. The summers are hot and dry. It virtually never rains in the summer in Lebanon. The temperature in Halat can go up to 30 C in the summer. The weather is very pleasant and cool in the fall and spring with occasional rain.

References

1. "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.
2. "Halate". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

v t e Byblos District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Byblos
Towns and villages	Aabaydat Almat el-Chmaliyeh Almat el-Jnoubiyeh Amsheet Annaya Aqoura Adonis Afqa Ain ed-Delbeh Ain el-Ghouaybeh Ain Jrain Ain Kfaa Bazyoun Bchilleh Beer el-Hit Behdidat Bejjeh Bekhaaz Berbara Beithabbak Bichtlida -Fidar Bentaël Birket Hjoula Blat Boulhos Brayj Byblos Chatine Chikhane Chmout Edde Ehmej Fatreh Ferhet Fidar Fghal Ghabat Ghalboun Gharzouz Ghorfine Habil Halat Haqel Hay el-Arabeh Hbaline Hboub Hdayneh Hjoula Hosrayel Hsarat Hsoun Jaj Janneh Jeddayel Jenjol Jlisseh Jouret el-Qattine Kafr Kfar Baal Kfar Hitta Kfar Kiddeh Kfar Masshoun Kfar Qouas Kfoun Laqlouq Lassa Lehfed Maad Majdel Marj Mastita Mayfouq Mazraat es-Siyad Mechane Mghayreh Mish Mish Mounsef Nahr Ibrahim Qahmez Qartaba Qartaboun Qorqraiya Ram Ras Osta Rihaneh Seraaita Souaneh Tartej Tourzaiya Yanouh Zebdine
Landmarks	Abraham River Byblos Castle Jaj Cedar National Park Laqlouq skiing resort Royal necropolis of Byblos Temple of Baalat Gebal Temple of the Obelisks

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