Baissour Explained

Official Name:Baissour
Other Name:Bayssour
Native Name:بيصور
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aley District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:6.29
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.7653°N 35.5675°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:750

Baissour or Bayssour, (Arabic: بيصور) is a village located in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon. It is 850m (2,790feet) above sea level[1] and shares a border with Aley, Kaifoun, Kabr Shmoon, Majdlaya, and Ainab.

Baissour River (Naher Baissour, نهر بيصور) is home to many restaurants and resorts. Thousands of tourists visit Baissour every year, and along with the restaurants along the river, one of the biggest attractions is the Radar area. This beautiful, mountainous, tree covered picnic and recreational area is located at the highest point of Baissour and is accessible year round.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Beisur, located in Aklim es-Sahhar, between el-Ghurb and el-Jurd.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/bayssour-4099 Bayssour
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 190