Keserwan District
قضاء كسروان | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Jounieh Bay | |
| Motto: "The Christians' Castle" | |
 Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| Capital | Jounieh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (31 December 2017) | 182,834 |
| • Density | 544/km2 (1,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qaḍā' Kisrawān) is a district (qadaa) in Keserwan-Jbeil 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.
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Etymology
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]
Demographics
According to voter registration data, the population is overwhelmingly Christian–the highest percentage-wise in the nation–with 97.95% of voters being Christian.[2] Of those, Maronites are the predominant denomination, comprising 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 Evangelicals (0.11%). The Muslim population (2.05%) are divided between Shi'as (1.80%), Sunnis (0.25%), and Alawis (0.01%).
The number of registered voters by sect is as follows (with a total of 94200):
- 86,044 Maronites
- 1,995 Greek Melkite Catholics
- 1,682 Shia Muslims
- 1,176 Minority Christians
- 832 Greek Orthodox Christians
- 668 Armenian Orthodox Christians
- 619 Armenian Catholic Christians
- 230 Sunni Muslims
- 99 Evangelical Christians
- 14 Alawites
- 7 Druze
Electoral constituency
The district is part of the Keserwan-Byblos 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
- Aazra
- Adma
- Ain El Delbeh
- Ain el-Rihaneh
- Aintoura
- Ajaltoun
- Aramoun
- Ashqout
- Attine
- Ballouneh
- Batha
- Bekaata Ashqout
- Bekaata Kenaan
- Bezhel
- Bkerké
- Bouar
- Bqaatouta (Bkaatouta)
- Bzoummar
- Chahtoul
- Chnaniir
- Daraoun
- Daraya
- Dlebta
- Faitroun
- Faraya
- Fatqa
- Ghadir
- Ghbaleh
- Ghidras
- Ghineh
- Ghosta
- Harissa
- Hrajel
- Jdaidet Ghazir
- Jeita
- Jounieh
- Jouret Bedran
- Jouret Mhad
- Jouret el-Termos
- Jwar El Hous
- Kaslik
- Kfardebian
- Kfaryassine
- Kfour
- Kleiat
- Maarab
- Mayrouba
- Nammoura
- Okaibe
- Rayfoun
- Safra
- Sahel Alma
- Sarba
- Sehaileh
- Tabarja
- Wata El Jawz
- Yahchouch
- Zouk Mikael
- Zouk Mosbeh
See also
References
- ^ Salibi, Kamal (2003). A house of many mansions : the history of Lebanon reconsidered (Repr. ed.). London: I.B. Tauris. p. 139. ISBN 1860649122.
- ^ دائرة جبل لبنان اﻻولى (PDF). Lebanese Elections (in Arabic). 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
Capital: Jounieh | ||
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| Notable landmarks | ||
| Akkar Governorate |  | |
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| Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | ||
| Beirut Governorate | ||
| Mount Lebanon Governorate | ||
| North Governorate | ||
| Beqaa Governorate | ||
| South Governorate | ||
| Nabatieh Governorate | ||
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