Yahchouch

Yahchouch (Arabic: يحشوش‎) is a municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 42 kilometers north of Beirut. Its average elevation is 670 meters above sea level and its total land area is 636 hectares.[1] Yahchouch's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Christians from other denominations.[2]

Yahchouch يحشوش
City
Yahchouch Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°3′59″N 35°44′11″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon
District	Keserwan
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961
Website	http://www.yahchouch.org

The municipality has eight Maronite churches (St. Semaan, Wardieh, Saydet Ghoshraya, St. John, St. Takla, St. Therese, St. Bechara and Saydet Shouan) and several other Christian churches. Its inhabitants are entirely Christian. The Lebanese surname "Yahchouchi" derives from this village. The prominent families of the village are Mouawad, Keyrouz, Zouein, Turk, Assaf, Souaid, Bedrane, Barakat, Atallah, Akil, Tawil, Ghanem, El Jorr, Yahchouchi and others.

Yahchouch is home to the Jabal Moussa reserve.

References

1. "Yahchouch". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (pdf). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Retrieved 2016-02-12.