Keserwan District
District in Keserwan-Jbeil, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the administrative district in Lebanon. For the historic region of the same place, see Kisrawan.
Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qaḍā' Kisrawān) is a district (qadaa) in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maronite Christian. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.
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Keserwan District
قضاء كسروان | |
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District | |
Motto: "The Christians' Castle" | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Keserwan-Jbeil |
Capital | Jounieh |
Area | |
• Total | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 182,834 |
• Density | 544/km2 (1,410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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