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]