Hasroun Explained

Hasroun
Native Name:حصرون
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Hasroun within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:34.2419°N 35.9794°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bsharri District
Elevation M:1600
Elevation Min M:1450
Elevation Max M:1600
Population Total:12000
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

Hasroun (also Hasrun or Hasroon, Arabic: حصرون) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, overlooking the southern branch of this valley, the Qannoubine Valley.It owes its nickname of the Rose of Mount Lebanon [1] to its predominantly red-tiled roof houses. The population is Maronite Catholic.

Hasroun gave the Maronite Church two Patriarchs, Patriarch Jacob Aouad (1705-1733) and Patriarch Simon Aouad (1743-1756). From Hasroun came also the noted family of orientalists, the Assemani, among them the famous Giuseppe Simone Assemani, author of Bibliotheca Orientalis and Ephraemi Syri opera omnia quae extant.

Twin Towns

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: karenkaram . 2017-01-10 . The Rose of the Mountain . 2023-08-02 . 365 Days of Lebanon . en.