▁Mos que ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁ser ail . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Gh az ir ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁K es er wan , ▁over looking ▁the ▁bay ▁of ▁J oun ie h . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁ 2 7 ▁kilom eters ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁capital , ▁Be ir ut . ▁Its ▁average ▁elev ation ▁is ▁ 3 8 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁and ▁its ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁ 5 4 2 ▁hect ares ▁( 5 . 4 2 ▁square ▁kilom eters ). ▁The ▁town ▁rest s ▁on ▁b eds ▁of ▁lim estone ▁and ▁mar l . ▁ ▁Gh az ir ▁sees ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁days ▁of ▁rain ▁ann ually , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁ra inf all ▁of ▁ 1 . 0 7 1 ▁mill im eters . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁numerous ▁ground water ▁res erves ▁that ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁its ▁en vir ons . ▁However , ▁Gh az ir ▁lack ed ▁a ▁res er voir ▁to ▁store ▁water , ▁leading ▁to ▁significant ▁losses ▁of ▁rain water ▁and ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁in ▁Gh az ir ▁and ▁the ▁villages ▁in ▁its ▁vic inity . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Agency ▁for ▁Techn ical ▁Co operation ▁and ▁Development , ▁with ▁German ▁and ▁UN ▁fund ing , ▁built ▁a ▁res er voir ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cub ed ▁meters . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Gh az