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Batroun
البترون Botrys | |
|---|---|
City | |
 The port at the old city of Batroun with the St. Stephens Church | |
  Batroun Location of Batroun within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′0″N 35°39′0″E / 34.25000°N 35.65000°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Batroun District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelino Al Hark |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 45,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 (6) Landline |
Batroun (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْرُون al-Batrūn;, ancient Botrys (Ancient Greek: Βότρυς, romanized: Bótrys),[1][2] is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of Batroun District.
- ^ Knudtzon, Jørgen Alexander (1915). Die El-Amarna-Tafeln. Vol. 2. Leipzig. p. 1165.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Hill, George Francis (1965). Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Phoenicia. Arnaldo Forni - Editore. p. lix.