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Aassoun

Coordinates: 34°23′08″N 36°00′37″E / 34.38556°N 36.01028°E / 34.38556; 36.01028
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Aassoun
عاصون
Aassoun is located in Lebanon
Aassoun
Aassoun
Location in Lebanon.
Coordinates: 34°23′08″N 36°00′37″E / 34.38556°N 36.01028°E / 34.38556; 36.01028
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
Districts of LebanonMiniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
 • Total3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Time zone+2
 • Summer (DST)+3

Aassoun (Arabic: عاصون) is a Lebanese village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 2,142 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents were Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox.[2]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Asum, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox Christians.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Aassoun, Localiban
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186

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