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Baissour, Aley

Village in the Aley District of Lebanon

Summary

Village in the Aley District of Lebanon

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other_nameBayssour
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subdivision_name1Mount Lebanon Governorate
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Aley District
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Baissour or Bayssour, () is a village located in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon. It is 850 m above sea level and shares a border with Aley, Kaifoun, Kabr Shmoon, Majdlaya, and Ainab.

Baissour River (Naher Baissour, نهر بيصور) is home to many restaurants and resorts. Thousands of tourists visit Baissour every year, and along with the restaurants along the river, one of the biggest attractions is the Radar area. This beautiful, mountainous, tree covered picnic and recreational area is located at the highest point of Baissour and is accessible year round.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place, called Beisur, located in Aklim es-Sahhar, between el-Ghurb and el-Jurd.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. [http://www.localiban.org/bayssour-4099 Bayssour] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-11-09 , Localiban)
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/190/mode/1up 190]
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