Faitroun
فيطرون | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Faitroun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′31″N 35°44′15″E / 33.99194°N 35.73750°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
| District | Keserwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Faitroun (Arabic: فيطرون; also spelled Faytroun) is a town in the Keserwan District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate. Located 33 kilometers north of Beirut and at an average altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level and its total land area of 743 hectares.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians.[2] Faitroun has a public school, which had 229 students as of 2008.[1] The town is home to a number of hotels and restaurants.
The name of the town is a derivative of the Aramaic words meaning "throne of the lord".[3] Some of the main attractions in the town are the Church of Saint George, which was built in the 18th century and the ancient citadel with wells.[3]
- ^ a b "Faytroun". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ a b "layout_CAZA KESEROUAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2007-04-04.