Yahchouch Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahchouch. Localiban. Localiban. 2016-03-29. 2008-01-22.
  2. Web site: Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban. Localiban. Localiban. 2016-02-12. 19. pdf. 2010.