Asnoun
Asnoun أصنون | |
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Village | |
Asnoun's olive trees. | |
34°23′15″N 35°53′11″E / 34.38750°N 35.88639°E / 34.38750; 35.88639 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Zgharta District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Website | http://asnounvillage.com/ |
Asnoun (Arabic: أصنون) is a small village in the Zgharta District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 2 km south of the town of Zgharta.
The inhabitants of Asnoun are Lebanese and are followers of the Maronite Catholic Church.[1] Its parish church and patron saint is Mar Yacoub (St. Jacob, also known as James, son of Zebedee, an apostle of Jesus), and his feast day is celebrated on 25 July each year. A second feast day is celebrated on 27 November each year to honour St. James Intercisus (also referred to as Mar Yacoub). An older church named after St. George can also be found amongst the olive trees in the village.
Agriculture
Asnoun is full of olive trees and is a main producer of olives and olive oil. Grape vines can also be found in front of most houses.
Education
Asnoun has one public elementary school.
Families
Families of Asnoun include Kahwaji, Melki, Fares, Khawaja, Aam, Yaghmour, Lebnan, Gebran, Chab, Aoun, Khairallah, among others.
Photo gallery
- Asnoun's elementary school.
- An old house in Asnoun belonging to the Chab family.
- Saint James the Moor-slayer.
References
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links
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