Azour (also spelled Aazour) is a village in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, located from

Sidon Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. ...

and south of

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. It is 830 meters above sea level. Azour's area stretches for 263 hectares (2.63 km²; 1.01518 mi²). The municipality of Azour is located in the

Kaza A kaza (, , , plural: , , ; ota, قضا, script=Arab, (; meaning 'borough') * bg, околия (; meaning 'district'); also Кааза * el, υποδιοίκησις () or (, which means 'borough' or 'municipality'); also () * lad, kaza , ...

of Jezzine, one of the eight

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s (governorates) of Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Azur'' as a village by

Jezzin Jezzine ( ''Jizzīn'') is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 950 m (3 ...

, "East of et-Tuffa".Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
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Social life

The village population is around 1306. The majority of this population is settled in Beirut and its suburbs and treat the village as a summer destination to get away from the heat and bustle of the capital. The inhabitants of Azour are mainly followers of the Maronite church.

Families

The major family name in Azour is Azouri عازوري(spelled also Azoury). All Lebanese with the Azoury family originate from the village of Azour. They are also distributed around the world, mainly

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, Dubai and

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Notable people

Naguib Azoury Naguib Azoury or Negib Azoury ( ar, نجيب عازوري; transliteration, Nagīb ʿĀzūrī; was a Maronite Christian who espoused Arab nationalist ideals, most notably in the book ''Le réveil de la nation arabe''. Early life and education Th ...

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