Ashqout
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| Ashqout عشقوت |
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 Ashqout
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| Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°42′27″E / 33.987353°N 35.707626°ECoordinates: 33°59′14″N 35°42′27″E / 33.987353°N 35.707626°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Keserwan District |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Dialing code | +961 |
Ashqout (also Ashkout, Achkout, `ashqut, Arabic: عشقوت ) is an old Lebanese settlement located in the Keserwan District in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. The population is Maronite Catholic. It is the birthplace of Ahmad Faris Shidyaq (1804-1887) and the Maronite Patriarch Paul Peter Massad (1806–1890).
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