Aassoun Explained

Official Name:	Aassoun
Native Name:	Arabic: عاصون
Mapsize:	100 best
Pushpin Map:	Lebanon
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Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Governorate
Subdivision Type2:	Districts of Lebanon
Subdivision Name1:	North Governorate
Subdivision Name2:	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Leader Title:	Mayor
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	3.81
Timezone:	+2
Timezone Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	34.3856°N 36.0103°W

Aassoun (ar|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

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]

Bibliography

Book: Robinson. E.. Edward Robinson (scholar). Smith. E.. Eli Smith. 1841. Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Boston. Crocker & Brewster. 3.

External links

Aassoun, Localiban

Notes and References

http://www.localiban.org/aassoun-3890 Aassoun
Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon. The Monthly. 24 September 2021. 20, 23. March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf. 3 June 2016.
Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186