Charoun
Charoun or Sharoun, is a Lebanese village located in the Aley District. Charoun is 31 kilometers away from Beirut and neighbors the town Saoufar. Its name derives from the Aramaic languages meaning the agricultural hills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Châroûn”, “Sharoun”, and “Shārūn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bmahray and Sawfar.
Bmahray
Village
Photo: Ghassan Mroue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bmahray, is a village in the Aley District in Lebanon. It lies 41 km south-East of Beirut at an altitude of 1215m above sea level. Bmahray is situated 3½ km southeast of Charoun.
Sawfar
Village
Photo: marviikad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ru’ Aysat Sawfar or Sawfar, Sawfar, Saoufar or Sofar) is a village in the Aley District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. Perched at an elevation of more than 1,433 metres, Sawfar lies adjacent to the main road that connects Beirut to Damascus. Sawfar is situated 3½ km northeast of Charoun.
Ain Dara
Village
Ain Dara, is a village about 30 kilometres from Beirut, in the governorate of Mount Lebanon, in the Aley District. Ain Dara Municipality has an area of 2,586 hectares, with a population of approximately 8000 persons. Ain Dara is situated 3½ km east of Charoun.
Charoun
- Categories: human settlement, municipality of Lebanon, and locality
- Location: Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.77158° or 33° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
35.68576° or 35° 41′ 9″ eastElevation
1,077 metres (3,533 feet)Open location code
8G5QQMCP+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7149784833OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Charoun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شارون”
- Dutch: “Charoun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شارون”
- French: “Charoun”
- Italian: “Charoun”
- Persian: “شارون، عالیه”
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