Aramoun, Keserwan

Aramoun (Arabic: عرمون; also spelled Aaramoun or ′Aramun) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Beirut.[1] It has an average elevation of 730 meters above sea level and a total land area of 148 hectares.[1] Aramoun's inhabitants are Maronites.[2]

This article is about the Lebanese village in Keserwan. For the Lebanese village in Aley, see Aramoun, Aley.
Aramoun
عرمون
Municipality
The Monastery of Saint Nicolas in Aramoun, formerly the house of al-Dahdah
The Monastery of Saint Nicolas in Aramoun, formerly the house of al-Dahdah
Aramoun is located in Lebanon
Aramoun
Aramoun
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°1′9″N 35°42′1″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History
See also: Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Aramun as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".[3]

In 1959, an Ariana Airlines plane crashed just moments after taking off from the nearby Beirut International airport. The flight, Flight 202 was going to Iran and then to Afghanistan.

References
  1. "Aaramoun (Kesrwan)". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 194

Bibliography
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