Chtaura
E531940
Chtaura is a commercial and transportation hub town in Lebanon, strategically located on the main route between Beirut and Damascus in the Beqaa Valley.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean-influenced semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryCallingCode | +961 ⓘ |
| currency | Lebanese pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromBeirut_km | approximately 44 ⓘ |
| distanceFromDamascus_km | approximately 75 ⓘ |
| drivingSide | right ⓘ |
| elevation_m | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural services
ⓘ
hospitality industry ⓘ retail trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
banks
ⓘ
hotels ⓘ restaurants ⓘ transport terminals ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regional trading center
ⓘ
service center for Beqaa Valley ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Beqaa Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zahlé District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute | Beirut–Damascus highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Baalbek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zahlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | mixed Christian and Muslim communities ⓘ |
| roadJunctionFor |
routes to Baalbek
ⓘ
routes to Beirut ⓘ routes to Damascus ⓘ routes to Zahle ⓘ |
| roadTypeOnMainAxis | international highway ⓘ |
| role |
commercial hub
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to central Beqaa Valley
ⓘ
key link between Beirut and Damascus ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
| valley | Beqaa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
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