Hasroun

Hasroun
حصرون
City
Hasroun
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°14′31″N 35°58′46″E / 34.24194°N 35.97944°E / 34.24194; 35.97944
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBsharri District
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Highest elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 • Total
12,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing 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.

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 99.05% of registered voters in Hasroun. 93.89% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[2]

Twin Towns

References

  1. ^ karenkaram (2017-01-10). "The Rose of the Mountain". 365 Days of Lebanon. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة حصرون، قضاء بشري محافظة الشمال في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2025-04-19.


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