Ras el-Matn
Ras el-Matn
رأس المتن | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Pine forest, by Ras el-Matn, 2011 | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′N 35°40′E / 33.850°N 35.667°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Baabda District |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5.018 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 – 1 000 m (3,084.14 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 10 000 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT +3 |
Ras el-Matn, also spelled as Ras el-Metn or Ra's al-Matn (Standard Arabic: رأس المتن), is a Lebanese town and municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate stretching over 1,300 hectares (13 km² - 5 mi²). The town has a population of nearly 11,000 inhabitants who are Druze.