Kelhat

Kelhat (Arabic: ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂª), also spelled Kalhat or Qalhat, is a Greek Orthodox village in the Koura District of Lebanon. It extends from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to an elevation of around 400m above sea level.

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 98.50% of registered voters in Kelhat. 88.67% of the voters were Greek Orthodox.

Educational centers

Kelhat contains many educational institutes, covering the Lebanese Educational System from Primary Education to Higher Education, namely, University of Balamand, College Notre Dame du Balamand and Lady of Balamand High School.

Prayer sites

Four Greek Orthodox Churches exist in Kelhat, The Church of Saint George and most notably the Balamand Monastery.

Main families

Some family names are: Issa (ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ), Hanna (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§), Nasr (ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ±), Nasrallah (ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ), WehbÃÂ© (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ©), Malek (ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ), Sleiman (ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ), Jabbour (ÃÂ¬ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ±), Bahri (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ), Jedd (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ¯), Nicolas (ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ§), Melais (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ³), Aoun (ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ), Murr (ÃÂÃÂ±), Nader (ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¯ÃÂ±), Khoury (ÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ), Saba (ÃÂ³ÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§), Nehme (ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ©), Moussa (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂ), Chamoun (ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ), Elias (ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ³).

References

External links

Qalhat , Localiban