Qartaba

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Qartaba
قرطبا
Administration
Country Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Jbeil District
Geography
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Qartaba (Arabic: قرتب‎, also transliterated Kartaba) is a village in Lebanon, located 54 kilometres from Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an altitude of 1250 metres.[1] A picturesque town with a large church square and well-built houses, Qartaba is surrounded by olive groves, mulberry orchards, and vineyards.[2] In Syriac, Qartaba means "good, curing and balanced weather".

Qartaba was considered an important village in the Jbeil highland, a trade point for surrounding villages.[1] Silk manufacturing flourished and in 1918, seven factories employed more than 500 people and much of the silk was exported to Lyon, France.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Kartaba. Linking Lebanon. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ Ivan Mannheim (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides, 502. ISBN 1900949903. 

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