• Source: Keserwan District

Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qaḍā' Kisrawān) is a district (qadaa) in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maronite Christian. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.




Etymology


According to the medieval historian Gabriel ibn al-Qilai, the name “Kesrwan” derives from the Maronite muqadam Kisra of Baskinta. During the time of the Crusades, Keserwan was the northern frontier of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.




Demographics


As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 96,419 voters were roughly 82% Maronite Catholics, 5% Greek Catholic, 4% Greek Orthodox, 3% other Christian Minorities, 2% Shia, and 4% others.According to voter registration data, the population is overwhelmingly Christian–the highest percentage-wise in the nation.




= Electoral constituency

=
The district is part of the Keserwan-Byblos electoral district, with the district of Keserwan being allocated 5 Maronite seats (and the overall constituency having 7 Maronites and 1 Shi'ia).




Cities, towns, and villages






Notable families


Assaf dynasty Sultan Selim I assigned the Assafs as his chief agents in the region between Beirut and Tripoli, confirming their control of Keserwan, and awarding them tax farms in the nawahi of Byblos and Beirut. While Emir Assaf had lived in Aintoura in the winter and elsewhere along the Nahr al-Kalb ridge prior to the Ottoman conquest, in 1517, he moved his headquarters to Ghazir.
Khazen family
Sfeir




See also


Assaf dynasty
Kisrawan
Mount Lebanon revolts of 752 and 759




Bibliography


Crawford, Robert (April 1955). "William of Tyre and the Maronites". Speculum. 30 (2). The University of Chicago Press: 222–228. doi:10.2307/28448470. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
Fahd, Butros (1974). Arciescovo Pietro Sfair grande orientalista e predicatore, vita e opere [Archbishop Pietro Sfair great orientalist and preacher, life and work] (in Italian). Rome: Matabi al-Karim al-Hadithath.
Antoine Khoury Harb, The Maronites: History and Constants (ASIN B000B0F6NU)
Matti Moosa, The Maronites in History (ISBN 1-59333-182-7)
Richard Van Leeuwen, Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon: The Khāzin Sheikhs and the Maronite Church (1736-1840) (ISBN 90-04-09978-6)
Farid el-Khazen, The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon, 1967-1976 (ISBN 0-674-08105-6)
William Harris, Lebanon: A History, 600-2011 (ISBN 978-0-19-518111-1)
Salibi, Kamal S. (1959). Maronite Historians of Medieval Lebanon. Beirut: American University of Beirut.
Salibi, Kamal (June 1967). "Northern Lebanon under the Dominance of Ġazīr (1517–1591)". Arabica. 14 (2): 144–166. doi:10.1163/157005867X00029. JSTOR 4055631.
Salibi, Kamal S. (1988). A House of Many Mansions: The History of Lebanon Reconsidered. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520071964.
Catholic-Hierarchy
The sword of the Maronite Prince
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
National Geographic Magazine DNA sample from Khazen member
An Interview with Cheikh Malek el-Khazen




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Elie Hobeika
• Keserwan District
• Keserwan
• Aramoun, Keserwan
• List of cities and towns in Lebanon
• Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
• Jounieh
• List of municipalities of Lebanon
• El Ain (disambiguation)
• Faraya
• Daraya, Keserwan