Ras Osta

Place in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon
Ras Osta
راس اسطا
34°6′54″N 35°43′24″E / 34.11500°N 35.72333°E / 34.11500; 35.72333
CountryLebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictByblos
Area
 • Total4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)

Ras Osta (Arabic: راس اسطا, also spelled Ras Usta) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 55 kilometers north of Beirut. Ras Osta has an average elevation of 900 meters above sea level and a total land area of 429 hectares. There were two companies with more than five employees operating in the village as of 2008.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ras Osta". Localiban. Localiban. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ Cammett, Melani; Issar, Sukriti (July 2010). "Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon". World Politics. 62 (3): 381–421. doi:10.1017/S0043887110000080. JSTOR 40891382. PMC 4029429. PMID 24860198. SSRN 1860586.
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