Zaarour | |
Location: | Mount Lebanon |
Nearest City: | Beirut |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Coordinates: | 33.9207°N 35.8122°W |
Vertical: | 1000m (3,000feet) |
Top Elevation: | 2000m (7,000feet) |
Base Elevation: | 1645m (5,397feet) |
Total Length: | 16km |
Lift Capacity: | 7 |
Zaarour (Arabic: زعرور ; Syriac: ܥܙܪܪܬܐ) is a ski resort on the eastern slopes of Mount Sannine in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, 35 km from Beirut.[1] The name is the Arabic word for hawthorn, which in itself is a corruption of a Syriac word.
The highest elevation difference at the resort is 355 m.[2] The resort introduced Handiski (a portmanteau of "handicap" and "ski") which provides specialist adaptive skiing to assist people with a disability or restricted mobility the opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of skiing.[3]