Qartaba
Qartaba is a village in the Byblos District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is located 54 kilometers north Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an altitude of 1,250 meters. The town has large church square, and is surrounded by olive groves, mulberry orchards, and vineyards. In Syriac, Qartaba means "good, curing and balanced weather".History
Qartaba was once considered an important village in the Byblos highland, a trade point for surrounding villages. Silk manufacturing flourished and in 1918, seven factories employed more than 500 people and much of the silk was exported to Lyon, France.Demographics
The inhabitants of Qartaba are predominantly Maronite Catholics. The families of the village include Sakr, Challita, Saad, El-Sokhn, Karam, Beyrouthy, El-Khoury, Acar, Gharios, Cherfane, Atallah, Francis and Salem.Gallery
