Aassoun

Aassoun عاصون
Aassoun Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°23′08″N 36°00′37″E / 34.38556°N 36.01028°E / 34.38556; 36.01028
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
• Total	3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

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

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.

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 62.49% and Christians made up 37.38% of registered voters in Aassoun. 62.29% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 35.14% were Greek Orthodox.

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External links

• Aassoun, Localiban