Keserwan District
| Keserwan District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| قضاء كسروان | |
|
Jounieh Bay | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| Capital | Jounieh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 123,600 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Keserwan (Qadaa' Keserwèn) (Arabic قضاء كسروان) turkish(kesrvan) is a district (caza) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان), Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh its overwhelming maronite christian .
Origin of the name
The name of Keserwan is most probably that of a Persian clan named the Kesra, who were early Persian settlers of the region. Kesra (Arabicized version of Khosro) has always been a common Persian name. Keserwan is its plural form.[1]
Other sources suggest the name was named in honor of the leader of the Maronites, Prince "Kosra" who won decisive battles against the Umayyad Caliphate invasion of Mount Lebanon in the early 8th century.
Cities, Towns, and Villages
- Adma
- Ain Al Rihaneh
- Ain El Delbeh
- Aintoura
- Ajaltoun
- Aramoun
- Ashqout
- Aazra
- Bkerké
- Ballouneh
- Batha
- Becharry
- Bezhel
- Bzoummar
- Chahtoul
- Daraya
- Daroun
- Dlebta
- Faitroun
- Faraya
- Ghazir
- Ghebaleh
- Ghineh
- Ghosta
- Jdaidet Ghazir
- Attine
- Harissa
- Hrajel
- Jeita
- Jounieh
- Jouret Bedran
- Jouret el Termos
- Jouret Mhad
- Jwar El Hous
- Kaslik
- Kfardebian
- Kfaryassine
- Kfour
- Kleiat
- Mayrouba
- Nammoura
- Rayfoun
- Safra
- Sarba
- Sehaileh
- Tabarja
- Yahchouch
- Zouk Mikael
- Zouk Mosbeh
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Coordinates: 33°58′11″N 35°36′56″E / 33.96972°N 35.61556°E