Qartaba

Infobox City Lebanon
official_name = Qartaba
native_name = قرطبا


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governorate = Mount Lebanon Governorate
district = Jbeil District
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lat_deg = 34
lat_min = 06
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lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 35
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Qartaba ( _ar. قرتب, also transliterated Kartaba) is a village in Lebanon, located 54 kilometres from Beirut on the mountains above Byblos at an altitude of 1250 metres.cite web|title=Kartaba|publisher=Linking Lebanon|accessdate=2007-12-08|url=http://www.linkinglebanon.com/villagedetails.asp?id=357] A picturesque town with a large church square and well-built houses, Qartaba is surrounded by olive groves, mulberry orchards, and vineyards.cite book|title=Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide|author=Ivan Mannheim|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|date=2001|page=502|isbn=1900949903] In Syriac, Qartaba means "good, curing and balanced weather".

Qartaba was considered an important village in the Jbeil 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.

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External links

* [http://www.kartaba.org/ Kartaba - Byblos' Bride]