Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad

Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad (Arabic: جورة مهاد-شحتول‎; also spelled Shahtoul or Shahtul) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It consists of the villages of Chahtoul and Jouret Mhad. The municipality is located 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 930 meters above sea level and its total land area is 290 hectares.[1]

Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad

جورة مهاد-شحتول
Municipality
Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°1′57″N 35°43′14″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
930 m (3,050 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2] The major families in Chahtoul include Ziadé, Salamé, Oueiss, Obeid, Kallassi, Najem, El-Khoury, Mnessa, Nader, Rizkalla. Some of these families, particularly in large numbers the families Salamé and Oueiss, migrated to the Qartaba area during the Ottoman Rule and the famine.

Chahtoul is the hometown of the Lebanese writer May Ziadeh. A statue of her is situated in the village. Chahtoul is in the Dioceses of Jounieh.

Landmarks
  • Church of Saint-Joseph (town center)
  • Saydet el-Kalaa Church and Lady's Holy Cave

References
  1. "Aintoura (Kesrouane)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. "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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