Aramoun, Aley Explained

Aramoun, Aley
Native Name:عرمون
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:33.7597°N 35.5208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aley District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.68
Elevation M:500
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:+3

Aramoun (Arabic: عرمون), often referred to as Dawhet Aramoun (Arabic: دوحة عرمون), is a village in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, lying to the east of Khalde and 22 kilometres away from Beirut. Aramoun's altitude ranges between 250 meters to 600 meters further east. The village has a Druze and Christian community, while the lower town has a majority Sunni Muslim population.[2]

Nature

The village is primarily known for its olives and olive oil as it enjoys a mountain Mediterranean climate. It is also fairly forested.

Education

Aramoun contains 18 schools, of which two are public serving 699 students, and 16 are private serving 2,372 students.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/article4088.html Aaramoun
  2. Web site: [//www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html Druze communities in the Middle East ]. British Druze Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html . September 11, 2011 .