Basateen, Lebanon

Al Basateen, is a village in Aley District in the Mount [Lebanon Governorate] of Lebanon.

Location

Al Basateen is located in the Chahaar Region overlooking Beirut. Elevation is about 609 meters above sea level. It offers beautiful views of the Mediterranean and Beirut.
Access is easy from Beirut through Khaldeh and Aramoun.

Information

Five families constitute the population of about 2000 or so; Ghosn, Rafeh, Abdelsalam, Merhi and Al Alia. Its Head of its municipality is Yaser Ghosn, and the members are: Faisal Rafeh, Ghassan Rafeh, Malika Ghosn, Akram Ghosn, Wissam Rafeh, Haitham Merhi, Katia Rafeh, Rami Rafeh. They were elected in 2016.