Keserwan District

Keserwan District
قضاء كسروان
District
Jounieh Bay
Jounieh Bay
Motto: 
"The Christians' Castle"
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
CapitalJounieh
Area
 • Total
336 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
182,834
 • Density544/km2 (1,410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qaḍā' Kisrawān) is a district (qadaa) in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Christian, mostly consisting of Maronites. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.

Etymology

According to the medieval historian Gabriel ibn al-Qilai, the name “Kesrwan” derives from the Maronite muqadam Kisra of Baskinta. During the time of the Crusades, Keserwan was the northern frontier of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Maronites Greek Catholics Greek Orthodox Armenian Orthodox Other Christians Total Shias Sunnis Druze
2014
96.96%
82.80%
5.06%
3.73%
1.74%
3.63%
2.36%
1.78%
0.58%
0.03%
2018
97.53%
82.70%
5.08%
3.79%
1.69%
4.27%
2.42%
1.83%
0.59%
0.03%
2022
98.13%
84.37%
5.17%
3.85%
1.47%
3.27%
1.86%
1.69%
0.17%
0.00%
2026
98.11%
90.64%
2.22%
0.93%
1.49%
2.83%
1.89%
1.89%
0.00%
0.00%

Number of registered voters (21+ years old) over the years.

Years Women Men Total Growth (%)
2009 45,778 43,449 89,227 N/a
2010 46,028 Increase 43,697 Increase 89,725 Increase +0.55% Increase
2011 45,612 Decrease 43,616 Decrease 89,228 Decrease -0.56% Decrease
2012 45,887 Increase 43,774 Increase 89,661 Increase +0.48% Increase
2013 46,428 Increase 44,147 Increase 90,575 Increase +1.01% Increase
2014 46,804 Increase 44,531 Increase 91,335 Increase +0.83% Decrease
2015 47,162 Increase 44,831 Increase 91,993 Increase +0.72% Decrease
2016 47,503 Increase 45,362 Increase 92,865 Increase +0.94% Increase
2017 47,906 Increase 45,634 Increase 93,540 Increase +0.72% Decrease
2018 48,335 Increase 45,875 Increase 94,210 Increase +0.71% Decrease
2019 48,700 Increase 46,167 Increase 94,867 Increase +0.69% Decrease
2020 49,086 Increase 46,560 Increase 95,646 Increase +0.81% Increase
2021 49,231 Increase 46,709 Increase 95,940 Increase +0.31% Decrease
2022 49,481 Increase 46,938 Increase 96,419 Increase +0.50% Increase
2023 49,509 Increase 46,831 Decrease 96,340 Decrease -0.08% Decrease
2024 49,670 Increase 46,902 Increase 96,572 Increase +0.24% Increase
2025 49,817 Increase 47,075 Increase 96,892 Increase +0.33% Increase
2026 N/a N/a 97,292 Increase +0.41% Increase
Source: DGCS

Electoral constituency

The district is part of the Keserwan-Byblos electoral district, with the district of Keserwan being allocated 5 Maronite seats (and the overall constituency having 7 Maronites and 1 Shi'ia).

Cities, towns, and villages

Notable families

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Salibi 1957, p. 292, footnote 4.
  2. ↑ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في قضاء كسروان، محافظة جبل لبنان في لبنان".
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  6. ↑ Harris 2012, pp. 88–89.
  7. ↑ Salibi 1967, p. 152.
  8. ↑ Antoine Khoury Harb, The Maronites: History and Constants, p. 116. Quote: "When Prince Ahmad Maan died, the Shehabs, relatives of the Maan, took over. When the regent Prince Bashir I passed away in 1706, Prince Haidar reigned, and moved the seat of the emirate from Hasbaya to Deir el-Qamar. The Ottoman Wali of Sidon deposed the Shehabi Prince and replaced him by the leader of the Yamani party, Prince Yussef Alam - Eddin. Haidar fled with his two sons and some of his followers to Ghazir in Kisrawan where his allies, the Khazen and Hobeish families from the Qaysi party, were in control. When the army of Prince Yussef Alam-Eddin conquered and burnt Ghazir, Haidar left his sons in Kisrawan and took refuge in Hermel. The sheikhs of the Khazen family offered hiding-places to the prince's family."
  9. ↑ Matti Moosa, The Maronites in History, p. 283. Quote: "We have also seen earlier that the Maronite community had been placed under the protection of France and that the French kings began to choose their consuls from among the Maronite dignitaries. Through the power and prestige of France the consuls then exercised authority over the Maronite Church and its clergy. The Maronites were so proud to be under the protection of France that some Maronites called themselves, 'the French of the East.' Thus, through France, the Shihabi amirs, who will be discussed shortly, realized the importance of Maronite rule and power, and they and the Maronites became united in a common interest. In 1697, Amir Ahmad died without an heir, and the Druze notables chose his nephew Bashir al-Shihabi as their new ruler. He was succeeded in 1707 by the young Amir Haydar al-Shihabi, grandson of Amir Ahmad al-Ma'ni. Haydar recognized the authority of the Maronite al-Khazins and the Hubayshis of Kisrawan and Ghazir and treated these two families as equal to the feudalistic Druze families."
  10. ↑ Fahd, Butros (1974). Arcivescovo Pietro Sfair grande orientalista e predicatore, vita e opere [Archbishop Pietro Sfair great orientalist and preacher, life and work] (in Italian). Rome: Matabi al-Karim al-Hadithath. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Sam (15 May 2019). "Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, 98, a Voice for Lebanese Christians, Dies". The New York Times.

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