Bazoun

Bazoun
بزعون
Village
Map showing the location of Bazoun within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Bazoun within Lebanon
Bazoun
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°14′29″N 35°59′15″E / 34.2414071°N 35.9874816°E / 34.2414071; 35.9874816
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
DistrictBsharri District
Area
 • Total
2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation
1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Time zoneUTC+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]

References

  1. ^ "List of Lebanese municipalities (may 2016) | Drupal". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ "THE LEBANESE IN GUADELOUPE" (PDF). ndu.edu.lb.
  3. ^ Localiban. "Bazaaoun - Localiban". www.localiban.org. Retrieved 2023-03-24.


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