Ghosta, Lebanon

Ghosta (Arabic: غوسطا‎; also spelled Ghusta) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 36 kilometers north of Beirut. Ghosta's average elevation is 950 meters above sea level and its total land area is 461 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics.[2]

Ghosta غوسطا Ghusta
Municipality
Ghosta Monastry and Church, Lebanon
Ghosta Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′28″N 35°40′25″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Keserwan
Area
• Total	4.61 km^2 (1.78 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	09

Ghosta has three schools, two private and one public, with a total of 772 students as of 2008. As of 2008, there were eleven companies with at least five employees operating in the village.[1] It is home to the Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries and its main monastery, and the birthplace of Lebanese pioneer painter, Daoud Corm (1852 – 1930) and of pioneer Lebanese journalist, Philippe Ziade (1909–2005).[3]

See also

• Batha, Lebanon
• List of cities and towns in Lebanon
• List of municipalities of Lebanon

References

1. "Ghosta". 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.
3. Khoury, Fayek. (1980). Fifty Years of Journalistic Memories (in Arabic).