Ferzol Explained

Official Name:Ferzol
Other Name:Fourzol, Ferzol
Native Name:فرزل
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zahlé
Leader Title1: The mayer is Boulala Ghassan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.8633°N 35.9497°W
Elevation M:1,000

Ferzol (Arabic: فرزل), also spelled Forzol, Ferzul or Fourzol, is a village located in the Zahlé District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon.[1]

El Fourzol is situated south of Nabi Ayla, and west of Ablah.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ferzol's population being Catholics.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fourzol. Localiban. Localiban. 2020-01-12. 2006-10-02. 2021-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416031143/http://www.localiban.org/fourzol-3765. dead.
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 143