Amsheet

Amsheet عمشيت Amchit
City
Amsheet Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°09′00″N 35°39′00″E / 34.1500°N 35.6500°E / 34.1500; 35.6500
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Byblos
Area
• Total	5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961 09
Website	www.aamchit.com (Municipality of Amchit)

Amsheet (عمشيت, ʿAmšīt; also spelled Amchit) is a seaside town and municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, about 40 km north of Beirut. The town's average elevation is 140 meters above sea level and its total land area is 595 hectares.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronites, although there is a Shia Muslim minority.

There are many old churches in Amsheet (more than a hundred and some old synagogues.^{[citation needed]}) Amsheet is found in Phoenician papyrus and parchment, where it is repeatedly referred to as the "promised land" or capital of the known world.