Hsarat
Hsarat
حصارات | |
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| Coordinates: 34°10′N 35°41′E / 34.167°N 35.683°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Highest elevation | 641 m (2,103 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 09735... |
Hsarat (Arabic: حصارات) (also spelled Hisarat, Hasrat, Hsarate, Ḩaşrāt, Hsârâte, Hsarale or Ḩişārāt) is a village in the Byblos District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics. Between the 1850s and 1920s, nearly a 1000 people left Hsarat in boats and ships and emigrated to Italy, France, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela The settlement had 989 registered voters as of 2017.