Ras Osta

Ras Osta (Arabic: راس اسطا, also spelled Ras Usta) is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon. It is 55 kilometers north of Beirut. Ras Osta has an average elevation of 900 meters above sea level and a total land area of 429 hectares. There were two companies with more than five employees operating in the village as of 2008.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.^[2]

Ras Osta راس اسطا
Ras Osta Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°6′54″N 35°43′24″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• Total	4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)

References

1. "Ras Osta". Localiban. Localiban. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
2. Cammett, Melani; Issar, Sukriti (July 2010). "Bricks and Mortar Clientalism: Sectarianism and the Logics of Welfare Allocation in Lebanon". World Politics. 62 (3): 381–421. doi:10.1017/S0043887110000080. JSTOR 40891382. PMC 4029429. PMID 24860198. SSRN 1860586.