Douar or Ed-Douar () is small, mainly
Maronite
Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christianity, Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally re ...
, village located in the
Metn District
Matn (, '), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (''qadaa'') in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is Jdeideh (followed to Jdeideh, ...
of the
Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate () is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon, of which it is the most populous. Its capital is Baabda. Other notable towns and cities include Aley, Bikfaya, and Beit Mery.
This governorate is named after the mount ...
of
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
. Douar means "round about".
Location
The municipality of Douar is located in the Kaza of Matn, in the mohafazat (governorate) of Mount Lebanon. Just above the town of Bikfaya from the east and Mar Moussa from the south, Douar is from Beyrouth (Beirut), the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is between 1050 and 1150 meters above sea level. Douar stretches on a hilly area of .
See also
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Christianity in Lebanon
Christianity has a long and continuous history in Lebanon. Biblical scriptures show that Saint Peter, Peter and Paul the Apostle, Paul evangelized the Phoenicians, leading to the dawn of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch, Patriarchate of Antioc ...
References
Populated places in Matn District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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