Qahmez
Qahmez
قهمز | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Our Lady Of The Rosary Church | |
| Coordinates: 34°3′56″N 35°48′11″E / 34.06556°N 35.80306°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Byblos |
| Government | |
| • Mokhtar | Georges Zeidan Khoueiry |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
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Qahmez (Arabic: قهمز, also spelled Qehmez, Kahmez or Amez) is a village with no municipality located in the Jurd area of the district of Byblos of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in central Lebanon. It is located 50 kilometers northeast of Beirut. Its elevation ranges between 700 and 1800 meters above sea level and its total land area consists of 1,253 hectares.
The village is home for the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve. The reserve maintains an entrance at Baydar-al-shawk, Qahmez.