A clay village
Churches and Roman stairs surrounded by wild trees Ghbaleh is a small village in the Keserwan District and is located 42 kilometers northeast of Beirut, at an average altitude of 890 metres asl. The name “Ghbaleh" comes from a Syriac root, which refers to the mixing and kneading of clay, since the region is rich in clay that was used in the pottery industry.
The village is famous for its 400-year-old Church of “St. Sarkis and Bakhos”, which is one of the oldest churches in Ftouh-Keserwan, as well as for the remains of the Roman stairs linking the coast to the Bekaa Valley.
Its most important wild trees are the green oak, juniper and pine.