Area 336 km² | Governorate Mount Lebanon Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Points of interest Jeita Grotto, Mzaar Kfardebian, National Museum of Beirut, Sursock Museum, Jeita Colleges and Universities Notre Dame University, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanese Canadian University, Lebanese German University | ||
Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qadaa Keserwan) is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon 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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Map of Kesrouane, Lebanon
Etymology
The name of Keserwan is most probably that of a Persian clan named the Kesra, who were early Persian settlers of the region. Kesra (Arabicized version of Khosro) has always been a common Persian name. Keserwan is its plural form.
Other sources suggest the name was named in honor of the leader of the Maronites, Prince "Kosra", who won decisive battles against the Umayyad Caliphate invasion of Mount Lebanon in the early 8th century.
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