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]
The village is primarily known for its olives and olive oil as it enjoys a mountain Mediterranean climate. It is also fairly forested.
Aramoun contains 18 schools, of which two are public serving 699 students, and 16 are private serving 2,372 students.