Mrouj ( ar, المروج, also spelled Mrouje and El Mrouj) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Matn District of the
Mount Lebanon Governorate french: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
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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 the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
. The English translation of Mrouj is "The Meadows"
Location
Mrouj is one of the Lebanese villages of the Metn district in Mount Lebanon. Mrouj overlooks
Mount Sannine
Mount Sannine ( ar, جبل صنين / ALA-LC: ''Jabal Șannīn'') is a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range. Its highest point is 2,628 m (8,622 feet) above sea level in Lebanon. Mount Sannine, which has a base of limestone, is the source of many ...
, Beskenta and Kesrouan to the north, and Metn south to the south.
Elevation is 1,220 meters above sea level and is about 32 km from the capital
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
. It is surrounded by a group of neighboring villages, the most important Bologna, wata El Muroj, El Mtein, Marjaba, and Al-Zaarour ski resort 6 kilometers north of Mrouj.
St. Takla is a saint which the village celebrates on September 24 of each year, the celebrations begin a week before and end after at least one week. The village also promotes summer vacations to escape the heat and oppressive humidities of coastal cities.
Water
Lake Mrouj is located approximately 3 km north of the town. It is a source of water for many villages in the Matn District
Economy
Mrouj is mostly a destination for summer tourism for Beirutis in the summer and ski enthusiasts in the winter.
Zaarour
Zaarour (Arabic: زعرور ; Syriac: ܥܙܪܪܬܐ ) is a ski resort on the eastern slopes of Mount Sannine in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, only 35 km from Beirut. The resort lies north of the mountain village of Mrouj. The n ...
ski resorts are about 6 km north of Mrouj
The town also hosts an annual festival for St. Takla in September in the St. Takla Square in the center of Mrouj
Education
There is a private
atholicschool in the town. (Saint cœur Mrouj)
Religion
The inhabitants of Mrouj are almost all
Christians
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
, predominantly
Maronites
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the largest ...
St Takla Church was built approx in 1792
Churches
* Evangelical Church.
* St. Takla – Maronite.
References
External links
Mrouj Localiban
Google Satellite Picture of Mrouje
Populated places in the Matn District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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