Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad ( ar, جورة مهاد-شحتول; also spelled ''Shahtoul'' or ''Shahtul'') is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. It consists of the villages of Chahtoul and Jouret Mhad. The municipality is located 32 kilometers north of

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

. Its average elevation is 920 meters above sea level and its total land area is 290

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is a ...

s. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. The major families in Chahtoul include Ziadé,

Salamé Salamé ( ar, سلامة) is a Lebanese last name which means "peaceable". It derives from a personal first name, and the Semitic word S-L-M meaning "peace". Among Maronites, the name may derive from the Syriac word "Shlama" or "Shlomo" (ܫܠܡ ...

, Oueiss, Obeid, Kallassi, Najem, El-Khoury, Mnessa, Nader, Rizkalla. Members of these families, such as Salamé and Oueiss, migrated to the

Qartaba Qartaba ( ar, قرطبا, also spelled ''Kartaba'' or ''Artaba'') is a mountainous town in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 57 kilometers north Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an average altitu ...

area in

Ottoman Lebanon The Ottoman Empire at least nominally ruled Mount Lebanon from its conquest in 1516 until the end of World War I in 1918. The Ottoman sultan, Selim I (1516–20), invaded Syria and Lebanon in 1516. The Ottomans, through the Maans, a great Dr ...

during the Peasant's Rebellion during the

1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus The 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus (also called the 1860 Syrian Civil War) was a civil conflict in Mount Lebanon during Ottoman rule in 1860–1861 fought mainly between the local Druze and Christians. Following decisive Druz ...

, and in the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon. 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 Jounieh ( ar, جونيه, or ''Juniya'', ) is a coastal city in Keserwan District, about north of Beirut, Lebanon. Since 2017, it has been the capital of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Jounieh is known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife ...

Landmarks

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

References

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