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Al Ghabat is a village in Lebanon located in the Jurd area of the district of Jbeil in the Mount Lebanon region, about 74 kilometres northeast of Beirut. The name means forests in Syriac. It could also mean imprisonment, pressure, strain. In Arabic it means a dense forest.〔(Villages Jbeil, Fatri, Adonis, Afqa, Ghabat, Almat, Ain el Delbeh ). Discoverlebanon.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-10.〕 It is located on the mountains above Byblos at an altitude of 1000 to 1200 metres. It is surrounded by the villages of Afqa and Lassa and is home to 591 people〔 registered on the electoral list. Its main products include apples, peaches, grapes and vegetables. Al Ghabat has a dry-summer subtropical Mediterranean climate with moderate weather throughout the seasons. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are rainy with occasional snow. ==Sites to visit== * St. John Maroon parish church * The ruins and remains of old constructions situated in the Shawiya area. Ghabat is known mainly for: * Its abundant water (potable and for irrigation). * The towering mountains surrounding it (in the Shawiya). * Its location at the mouth of the steep Nahr Ibrahim river valley. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghabat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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