Keserwan District
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Keserwen District قضاء كسروان | |
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District | |
 Jounieh Bay | |
| Motto(s): "The Christians' Castle" | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| Capital | Jounieh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 123,600 |
| • Density | 950/sq mi (368/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qadaa Keserwan) is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maronite Christian. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.
Contents
1 Etymology
2 Demographics
2.1 Electoral constituency
3 Cities, towns, and villages
4 See also
5 References
Etymology[edit]
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 Mardaite, Prince "Kosra", who won decisive battles against the Umayyad Caliphate invasion of Mount Lebanon in the early 8th century[citation needed].
Demographics[edit]
According to voter registration data, the population is overwhelmingly Christian - in fact, the highest percentage-wise in the nation - with a staggering 97.95% of voters being Christian.[2]
Of those, Maronites dominate the population, with Maronites alone composing 92.16% of all voters in the district. The remaining Christians are Greek Melkite Catholics (2.14%), "minority Christians" (1.26%), Orthodox Christians (0.89%), Armenian Orthodox Christians (0.72%), Armenian Catholics (0.66%), and finally Evangelicals (0.11%).
The Muslim population (2.05%) are divided between Shi'as (1.80%), Sunnis (0.25%), Alawis (0.01%) and Druze (0.01%).
The number of registered voters by sect is as follows (with a total of 94200):
- 86044 Maronites
- 1995 Greek Melkite Catholics
- 1682 Shi'as
- 1176 minority Christians
- 832 Orthodox Christians
- 668 Armenian Orthodox Christians
- 619 Armenian Catholic Christians
- 230 Sunnis
- 99 Evangelical Christians
- 14 Alawis
- 7 Druze
Electoral constituency[edit]
The district is part of the Keserwan-Jbeil electoral district, with the district of Keserwan being allocated 5 Maronite seats (and the overall constituency having 7 Maronites and 1 Shi'ia).
Cities, towns, and villages[edit]
- Wata El Jawz
- Adma
- Ain el-Rihaneh
- Ain El Delbeh
- Aintoura
- Ajaltoun
- Aramoun
- Ashqout
- Aazra
- Bekaata Kenaan
- Bekaata Ashqout
- Bkerké
- Ballouneh
- Batha
- Bezhel
- Bouar
Bqaatouta (Bkaatouta)- Bzoummar
- Chahtoul
- Chnaniir
- Daraya
- Daraoun
- Dlebta
- Faitroun
- Faraya
- Fatqa
- Ghazir
- Ghbaleh
- Ghineh
- Ghosta
- Jdaidet Ghazir
- Attine
- Harissa
- Hrajel
- Jeita
- Jounieh
- Jouret Bedran
- Jouret el-Termos
- Jouret Mhad
- Jwar El Hous
- Kaslik
- Kfardebian
- Kfaryassine
- Kfour
- Kleiat
- Maarab
- Mayrouba
- Nammoura
- Okaibe
- Rayfoun
- Sahel Alma
- Safra
- Sarba
- Sehaileh
- Tabarja
- Yahchouch
- Zouk Mikael
- Zouk Mosbeh
See also[edit]
- Assaf dynasty
References[edit]
^ Salibi, Kamal (2003). A house of many mansions : the history of Lebanon reconsidered (Repr. ed.). London: I.B. Tauris. p. 139. ISBN 1860649122..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ https://elections.lebanese-forces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/KESERWAN-JBEIL-1.pdf
 Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate | ||
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Capital: Jounieh | ||
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Districts of Lebanon | ||
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| Akkar Governorate |
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| Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
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| Beirut Governorate |
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| Mount Lebanon Governorate |
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| North Governorate |
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| Beqaa Governorate |
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| South Governorate |
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| Nabatieh Governorate |
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Coordinates: 33°58′11″N 35°36′56″E / 33.96972°N 35.61556°E / 33.96972; 35.61556
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