[2] Al Ghabat has a dry-summer subtropical Mediterranean climate with moderate weather throughout the seasons.

Summers are hot and dry, while winters are rainy with occasional snow.

It is surrounded by the villages of Afqa and Lassa and is home to 591 people[1] registered on the electoral list.

[3] The biggest resident family is the Karkafi family and its origin dates back to the 19th century when Nassar Gemayel left Bikfaya to a location named Karkafi, next to Lassa village in the Byblos caza and later settled in Al Ghabat.

[2] The major families of the village are Karkafi, Rahi, Karam, Hatem and Khoueiry.