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Qornayel () is the 8th largest village and municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The village is located between 1100 and 1600 meters above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the Matn al-A'la area, 36 kilometers to the east of Beirut. The village has a population of nearly 5,500, including a significant Druze community.

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Place details

Locality
قرنايل
Region
محافظة جبل لبنان
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Qornayel Village
Settlement.other_name
Qernayel, Qornayel, Qarnayel, Kernayel, Karnayel
Settlement.native_name
قرنايل
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mount Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Baabda
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
8.38
Settlement.area_land_km2
8.38
Settlement.area_total_ha
838
Settlement.area_land_ha
838
Settlement.elevation_m
1160

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Lebanon
Located in
Baabda District
Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Families
  • Origin of Name
  • Interesting landmarks
  • References
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Qornayel () is the 8th largest village and municipality in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The village is located between 1100 and 1600 meters above sea level in the western steep slopes of Mount Lebanon, in the Matn al-A'la area, 36 kilometers to the east of Beirut. The village has a population of nearly 5,500, including a significant Druze community.

== Services == With one public high school, one public elementary junior high school, and one private school (Al Ishraq), Qornayel attracts students from neighboring villages. Qornayel also has a hospital (Al Jabal Hospital) making it a health center in the region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kornayel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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