Ghidras

Ghadras غدراس
Municipality
Ghadras Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°2′39″N 35°40′45″E / 34.04417°N 35.67917°E / 34.04417; 35.67917
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Keserwan
Government
• Type	town
Area
• Total	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Ghadras (Arabic: غدراس) is a village and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.^[1] It is located 30 kilometers north of Beirut. It has an average elevation between 500 and 700 meters above sea level and a total land area of 355 hectares. Ghadras's name is derived from Syriac root words for "Small Water walk", as the village was known for its numerous Water walks.^{[citation needed]} Ghadras is divided into four major parts: Main Village, Quarsa, Hellan, and Almdar. The inhabitants of Ghadras are predominantly Maronite Catholics.