Ras Osta Explained

Ras Osta
Native Name:راس اسطا
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Coordinates:34.115°N 35.7233°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Keserwan-Jbeil
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Byblos
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.29
Elevation M:900

Ras Osta (ar|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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 18 January 2008 . Ras Osta . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821180720/http://www.localiban.org/article4399.html . 21 August 2018 . 12 February 2016 . Localiban . Localiban.
  2. Cammett. Melani. Melani Cammett. Issar. Sukriti. July 2010. Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon. World Politics. 62. 3. 381–421. 10.1017/S0043887110000080. 4029429. 24860198. 40891382. 1860586.