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Bsous

Bsous is a village in the of with an estimated population of 6,000. It is located 200 to 730 meters above sea level and 14 kilometres from the capital, .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Basūs”, “Bsoûss”, and “Bsūs”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silk Museum and Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bsous is a silk in the town of Bsous near Wadi Chahrour in , located around 15 kilometres east of .

School
often known colloquially as Jamhour, is a private, Catholic, co-educational, and secondary school, located in Jamhour, in the of the , .

Hospital
founded in July 2009, is a community hospital located in Mansourieh, . It offers healthcare services in many specialties. is situated 4 km northwest of Bsous.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bdadoun and Houmal.

Village
, is a town in which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the Lebanese district of . It has an estimated population of 3,000.

Village
is a town in which makes up one of the 70 towns and villages in the district of . It is 400 meters above sea level and 25 kilometres from the capital .

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital city of and . was also the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon that existed from 1861 to 1918. is situated 4 km northwest of Bsous.

Bsous

Latitude
33.81708° or 33° 49′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.58006° or 35° 34′ 48″ east
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
Open location code
8G5QRH8J+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5348899536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
276338
Wiki­data ID
Q2927364
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Satellite Map

Discover Bsous from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Bsous” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بسوس”
  • Armenian: “Բսոս”
  • Bavarian: “Bsous”
  • Bulgarian: “Бсоус”
  • Cebuano: “Bsous”
  • Dutch: “Bsous”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بسوس”
  • French: “Bsous”
  • German: “Bsous”
  • Greek: “Μπσους”
  • Irish: “Bsous”
  • Italian: “Bsouss”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bsous”
  • Persian: “بسوس”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kahale and Jamhour.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Sayde and Mar Elias Church.

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