Keserwan District

Keserwan District is a district in , , to the northeast of Lebanon's capital . The capital, , is overwhelmingly Christian, mostly consisting of Maronites. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bkerké and Lower Grotto.

Monastery
is the episcopal see of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronite Church in , located 350 m above the bay of , northeast of , in Lebanon.

Cave
The Jeita Grotto is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres. The caves are situated in the river valley within the locality of , 18 kilometres north of the capital . is situated 4 km southeast of Keserwan District.

College
The Collège Mariste Champville is a private Marist Roman Catholic and French-language educational institution set in Dik El Mehdi, , . is situated 4 km south of Keserwan District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jounieh and Jeita.

is a city in . It is closely associated with , the capital. is located 16 km to the north of Beirut.

is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the of . The town is about 20 kilometres north of .

Town
is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the in . Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite and Maronite Catholics.

Keserwan District

Latitude
33.9697° or 33° 58′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.6156° or 35° 36′ 56″ east
Population
124,000
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
8G5QXJ98+V6
Geo­Names ID
10119971
Wiki­data ID
Q246081
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Keserwan District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قضاء كسروان
  • Arabic: كسروان
  • Armenian: Քեսերվանի շրջան
  • Bengali: কেসেরওয়ান জেলা
  • Cebuano: Caza du Kesrouane
  • Cebuano: Keserwan District
  • Chinese: 凯塞尔旺区
  • Chinese: 凱塞爾旺縣
  • Chinese: 基斯拉旺区
  • Danish: Keserwan
  • Dutch: Keserwan
  • Dutch: Kisrwan
  • Egyptian Arabic: قضاء كسروان
  • Egyptian Arabic: كسروان
  • French: District de Kesrouan
  • French: Kesrouan
  • French: Khesrwan
  • German: Distrikt Keserwan
  • Hebrew: כסרוואן
  • Hebrew: נפת כסרוואן
  • Italian: distretto di Kisrawan
  • Italian: Distretto di Kisrawan
  • Japanese: ケセルワン郡
  • Lithuanian: Keservano rajonas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Keserwan distrikt
  • Persian: شهرستان کسروان
  • Polish: Dystrykt Kasarwan
  • Polish: Kada Kasarwan
  • Portuguese: Keserwan
  • Portuguese: Keserwèn
  • Portuguese: Kesrouan
  • Russian: Кесерван
  • Russian: Кесруан
  • Scots: Keserwan Destrict
  • Spanish: Distrito de Keserwan
  • Spanish: Keserwan
  • Swedish: Caza du Kesrouane
  • Swedish: Keserwan District
  • Turkish: Kisrevan İlçesi
  • Ukrainian: Кесерван (район)
  • Ukrainian: Кесерван
  • Urdu: کسروان ضلع
  • Western Armenian: Քեսըրուանի շրջան
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع کسرواں

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mina el Hadid and El Ouata ej Jdîd.

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