Chahtoul Jouret Mhad

Chahtoul-Jouret Mhad (Arabic: جورة مهاد-شحتول‎‎; also spelled Shahtoul or Shahtul) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It consists of the villages of Chahtoul and Jouret Mhad. The municipality is located 32 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 930 meters above sea level and its total land area is 290 hectares.

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• Map of Chahtoul Lebanon
• Landmarks
• References

Map of Chahtoul, Lebanon

Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. The major families in Chahtoul include Ziadé, Salemé, Obeid, Kallassi, Najem, El-Khoury, Mnessa, Nader, Rizkalla, Oweiss. It is the hometown of the Lebanese writer May Ziade. A statue of her is situated in the village. Chahtoul is in the Dioceses of Jounieh.