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Chmistâr
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate · Lebanon
City population
30,000
#13
in Lebanon
#3
in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
#18,020
worldwide
33.965, 36.017 · 48 km from Beirut
About Chmistâr
Chmistâr is a city in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon with a population of 30,000. It is the 13th largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lebanon, and the 18,020th largest worldwide. It lies 48 km from Beirut.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
1,137 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Coordinates
33.965, 36.017
Record updated
2026-04-09
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 17 in LebanonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.