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]