Keserwan District
—  District  —
قضاء كسروان
Jounieh Bay
Location in Lebanon
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital	Jounieh
Area
- Total	129.7 sq mi (336 km2)
Population
- Total	123,600
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Keserwan (Qadaa' Keserwèn) (Arabic قضاء كسروان) is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎), Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh.

[edit] Origin of the name

The name "Keserwan" (also spelled "Kesrouane" by francophones) comes from the from the Arabic word "kesrah" (Arabic كسره) which means a little piece (as in a little piece of a crunchy or dried bread or a little piece of a broken rock) or the Arabic word "kasar" (Arabic كسر) which means to break.

[edit] Cities, Towns, and Villages

• Adma
• Ain Al Rihaneh
• Aintoura
• Ajaltoun
• Ashqout
• Aazra
• Bkerké
• Ballouneh
• Batha
• Bzomar
• Daraya
• Daroun
• Dlebta
• Faitroun
• Faraya
• Ghazir
• Ghebaleh
• Ghineh
• Ghosta
• Harissa
• Hrajel
• Jeita
• Jounieh
• Jouret Bedran
• Jouret el Termos
• Jwar El Hous
• Kaslik
• Kfardebian
• Kleiat
• Mayrouba
• Rayfoun
• Safra
• Sehaileh
• Tabarja
• Yahchouch
• Zouk Mikael
• Zouk Mosbeh

v • d • e Districts of Lebanon Beirut Governorate: Beirut Mount Lebanon Governorate: Aley · Baabda · Chouf · Jbeil · Keserwan · Matn North Governorate: Akkar · Batroun · Bsharri · Koura · Miniyeh-Danniyeh · Tripoli · Zgharta Beqaa Governorate: Baalbek · Hermel · Rashaya · Western Beqaa · Zahle South Governorate: Jezzine · Sidon · Tyre Nabatieh Governorate: Bintjbeil · Hasbeya · Marjeyoun · Nabatieh

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