Bazoun Explained

Bazoun
Native Name:بزعون
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Bazoun within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:34.2414°N 35.9875°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bsharri District
Area Total Km2:2.27
Elevation M:1390
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+06

Bazoun (also spelled Bazaoun or Bazaaoun) (Arabic: بزعون) is a Maronite village and municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon.[1] Oral tradition has it that the first Lebanese settler in Guadeloupe was someone from the Debs family in Bazoun who went there in 1870.[2] There are 4 schools in the town, 3 public and 1 private, with almost 850 students in total attending.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Lebanese municipalities (may 2016) Drupal . 2023-03-24 . www.libandata.org.
  2. Web site: THE LEBANESE IN GUADELOUPE . ndu.edu.lb.
  3. Web site: Localiban . Bazaaoun - Localiban . 2023-03-24 . www.localiban.org . en.