Qornet Shehwan
| Qornet Shehwan قرنة شهوان |
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| Coordinates: 33°55′N 35°40′E / 33.92°N 35.67°ECoordinates: 33°55′N 35°40′E / 33.92°N 35.67°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Matn District |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,117 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Dialing code | +961 |
Qornet Shehwan (Arabic: قرنة شهوان, also spelled Kornet Chehwan) is a small town in the Mount Lebanon area of Lebanon's Matn District. It was little known to the outside world until the year 2000, when it became the headquarters of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, a mainly Christian coalition of politicians, intellectuals, and businessmen opposed to the Syrian military occupation of Lebanon.
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[edit] Demography
The inhabitants of Qornet Shehwan are Lebanese and followers of the Catholic Church. The town is the seat of the Maronite Archbishopric of Matn. The town has numerous churches, including the historic Sts. Peter & Paul Church.
[edit] Education
Qornet Shehwan is home to numerous private educational institutes, including the prestigious Saint Joseph school, a trilingual institute founded in 1884, and Saint Coeur which is a semi private school. [1]
[edit] Culture
The town is home to the Pharès Zoghbi Cultural Foundation, which is a library of 65,000 books in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.[2]
[edit] Medical Institutes
St Vincent de Paul Dispensary is located in Qornet Shehwan.[3] The Lebanese Red Cross also has a first-aid center in the town.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sjs.edu.lb/
- ^ http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2007/07/30/the-brazilian-who-established-a-library-in-lebanon-by-marina-sarruf/
- ^ http://www.emro.who.int/lebanon/
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