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Also known as Shmustar, Shmistar, Chmistar

Shmustar, also spelled Shmistar or Chmistar () is a Lebanese town located in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon between Baalbeck and Zahleh, on the eastern slope of Mount Sannine. It overlooks the Bekaa Valley from an altitude of above sea level. The town is from Beirut and from Baalbek. Chmistar has a population of 30,000 according to a 2012 census.

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شمسطار
Region
محافظة بعلبك الهرمل
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لبنان
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Shmustar, also spelled Shmistar or Chmistar () is a Lebanese town located in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon between Baalbeck and Zahleh, on the eastern slope of Mount Sannine. It overlooks the Bekaa Valley from an altitude of above sea level. The town is from Beirut and from Baalbek. Chmistar has a population of 30,000 according to a 2012 census.

==Demographics== In 2014 Muslims made up 99.28% of registered voters in Shmustar. 97.02% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

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