Dhour El Choueir Explained

Dhour El Choueir
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Dhour El Shuwayr within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.912°N 35.709°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Matn District
Elevation M:1200
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:+961

Dhour El Choueir (Arabic: ضهور الشوير), sometimes Dhour Shweir, is a mountain town in Lebanon ('dhour' meaning 'summit, top [of a mountain]') located in the Matn District. It lies slightly north of the main Beirut - Damascus highway, overlooking the city of Beirut and the Mediterranean sea, some 30 km from Beirut and 42 km from Beirut International Airport in Khalde. This mountain town is one of Mount Lebanon's favored summer resorts, known for its extraordinary fresh air and is also important for its August yearly carnival, honoring Lebanon's emigrants. It is linked to Beirut via the Matn Express Highway, also known as the M90 through Baabdat.

Demographics

The inhabitants of Dhour El-Choueir are predominantly Christians, with half of the population being Eastern Orthodox, while the other half is mostly Melkite and Maronite.

History

The Greek Catholic monk Abdallah Zakher set up an Arabic language printing press using movable type at the monastery of Saint John at Choueir, the first homemade press in Lebanon. He personally cut the type molds and did the founding of the elegant typeface. He created the first true Arabic script type in the Middle East. The first book off the Zakhir press was printed in 1734; this press continued to be used until 1899.[1]

The town was on the front line during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saudi Aramco World : Arabic and the Art of Printing: A Special Section . 2007-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061229133008/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198102/arabic.and.the.art.of.printing-a.special.section.htm . 2006-12-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: Naharnet Newsdesk - SSNP Unveils Saadeh's Sculpture 54Years after his Firing Squad Execution . www.naharnet.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064727/http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/0/cf258ef8bb2b4f9dc2256f0e0029b61f?OpenDocument&Click= . 2007-09-27.
  3. Brennan, Timothy. Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said (2021).