Asnoun ( ar, اصنون) is a small village in the
Zgharta District
Zgharta District ( ar, زغرتا) is a district (''qadaa'') of the North Governorate, northern Lebanon. Its capital is the city of Zgharta.
Geography
The administrative center is the city of Zgharta. The district has 101 populated areas with 30 ...
, in the
North Governorate of
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 ...
. It is located 2 km south of the town of
Zgharta
Zgharta ( ar, زغرتا, syc, ܙܓܪܬܐ), also spelled Zghorta, is a city in North Lebanon, with an estimated population of around 50,000. It is the second biggest city in Northern Lebanon after Tripoli.
Zgharta is about 150 metres above se ...
.
The inhabitants of Asnoun are Lebanese and are followers of the
Maronite Catholic Church
The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The current head of the Maron ...
.
Its parish church and patron saint is Mar Yacoub (
St. Jacob, also known as
James, son of Zebedee
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ...
, an apostle of Jesus), and his feast day is celebrated on 25 July each year. A second feast day is celebrated on 27 November each year to honour St.
James Intercisus (also referred to as Mar Yacoub). An older church named after
St. George can also be found amongst the olive trees in the village.
Agriculture
Asnoun is full of olive trees and is a main producer of olives and olive oil. Grape vines can also be found in front of most houses.
Education
Asnoun has one public elementary school.
Families
Families of Asnoun include Kahwaji, Melki, Fares, Khawaja, Aam, Yaghmour, Lebnan, Gebran, Chab, Aoun, Khairallah, among others.
Photo gallery
Image:AsnounSchool.JPG, Asnoun's elementary school.
Image:ChabHouse.JPG, An old house in Asnoun belonging to the Chab family.
Image:Painting of Santiago Matamoros.jpg, Saint James the Moor-slayer.
References
External links
Ehden Family Tree
Populated places in the North Governorate
Zgharta District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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