Bsous is a village in the

Aley District Aley () is a district (''qadaa'') in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 1970s, when Aley and neighbor ...

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with an estimated population of 6,000. It is located 200 to 730 meters above sea level and 14 kilometres from the capital,

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. It is both a summer resort as well as being inhabited during the winter months. This is due to its proximity to

. The name "Bsous" derives from the Syriac.

Agriculture

Figue de barbarie, abricot, vigne, mure, olive

Religion

The

Maronite Catholic 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 head of the Maronite ...

parish of Our Lady of Bsous is part of the

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

and has two churches: * Notre Dame de Bsous * St. Antoine de Padova The

Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church (, , ) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian Churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Rom ...

parish of Bsous is part of the

diocese and has one church: * Notre Dame de

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Geography

Bsous is bordered by Aley, Kahale, Ain El Remaneh, Bdadoun, Wadi Chahrour, and Qmatiyeh. It is 200 to 730 meters above sea level and 15 km from

. Bsous area is 2,457,139.61 m² (sq meters)

Educational institutions

* No Schools at Bsous

Arts and Entertainment

* Bsous Silk Museum

Streets and Landmarks

* Water fountain (El Ain) * Virgin Mary Statue * A 39-bell carillon * Modern Olive Press - Eid Feghali

Notable People

* Judge Roland El Chartouni * Joseph Feghali, Grand Commander of the Papal Order of St Sylvester * Several retired public figures, to name a few: Dr Habib Abou-Sacr - Director General of the Ministry of Finance, Judge Choucri Sader, Judge Andre Sader * Bsous is home to a large number of university professors, medical doctors, lawyers, and other accomplished individuals from all families

Emigration

Like most other Lebanese towns, a large proportion of people from Bsous emigrated to different places around the world. There are people from Bsous who permanently live in

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and elsewhere. The pull factors for emigration are mostly: higher incomes, better availability of employment facilities and political stability.

External links

The First News site From Bsou
www.BsousOnline.info

www.Bsous.com
{{Aley District Populated places in Aley District