Bazoun
Village in North Governorate
Bazoun بزعون | |
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Village | |
34°14′29″N 35°59′15″E / 34.2414071°N 35.9874816°E / 34.2414071; 35.9874816 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | North Governorate |
District | Bsharri District |
Area | |
• Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,390 m (4,560 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +06 |
Bazoun (also spelled Bazaoun or Bazaaoun) (Arabic: بزعون) is a Maronite village and municipality in the Bsharri District of Lebanon.[1] Oral tradition has it that the first Lebanese settler in Guadeloupe was someone from the Debs family in Bazoun who went there in 1870.[2] There are 4 schools in the town, 3 public and 1 private, with almost 850 students in total attending.[3]
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Bsharri District, North Governorate
Capital: Bsharri
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