Yahchouch | |
Native Name: | يحشوش |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Yahchouch within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 34.0664°N 35.7364°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Keserwan |
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 |
Website: | http://www.yahchouch.org |
Yahchouch (Arabic: يحشوش) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 42 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 670 meters above sea level and its total land area is 636 hectares.[1] Yahchouch's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Christians from other denominations.[2]
The municipality has eight Maronite churches (St. Semaan, Wardieh, Saydet Ghoshraya, St. John, St. Takla, St. Therese, St. Bechara and Saydet Shouan) and several other Christian churches. Its inhabitants are entirely Christian. The Lebanese surname "Yahchouchi" derives from this village. The prominent families of the village are Mouawad, Keyrouz, Zouein, Turk, Assaf, Souaid, Bedrane, Barakat, Atallah, Akil, Tawil, Ghanem, El Jorr, Yahchouchi and others.
Yahchouch is home to the Jabal Moussa reserve.