Aramoun
عرمون
Municipality
The Monastery of Saint Nicolas in Aramoun, formerly the house of al-Dahdah
The Monastery of Saint Nicolas in Aramoun, formerly the house of al-Dahdah
Aramoun is located in Lebanon
Aramoun
Aramoun
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°1′9″N 35°42′1″E / 34.01917°N 35.70028°E / 34.01917; 35.70028
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Aramoun (Arabic: عرمون; also spelled Aaramoun or ′Aramun) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Beirut.[1] It has an average elevation of 730 meters above sea level and a total land area of 148 hectares.[1] Aramoun's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Aramun as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".[3]

In 1959, an Ariana Airlines plane crashed just moments after taking off from the nearby Beirut International airport. The flight, Flight 202 was going to Iran and then to Afghanistan.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aaramoun (Kesrwan)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 194

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