Bsous

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Bsous is a village in the Aley Districtof Mount Lebanon with an estimated population of 6,000. It is located 200 to 730 meters above sea level and 14 kilometres from the capital, Beirut. It is both a summer resort as well as being inhabited during the winter months. This is due to its proximity to Beirut. The name "Bsous" derives from the Syriac.

Agriculture

Figue de barbarie, abricot, vigne, mure, olive

Religion

The Maronite Catholic parish of Our Lady of Bsous is part of the Beirut diocese and has two churches:

* Notre Dame de Bsous
* St. Antoine de Padova

The Greek Orthodox parish of Bsous is part of the Mount Lebanon diocese and has one church:

* Notre Dame de Saidnaya

Geography

Bsous is bordered by Aley, Kahale, Ain El Remaneh, Bdadoun, Wadi Chahrour, and Qmatiyeh.It is 200 to 730 meters above sea level and 15 km from Beirut.Bsous area is 2,457,139.61 m² (sq meters)

Educational Institutions

* No Schools at Bsous

Arts and Entertainment

*Bsous Silk Museum

Streets and Landmarks

* Water fountain (El Ain)

Notable Families

Families who have roots in Bsous are:

* Abou Atme
* Abou Chedid
* Abou Sakr
* Atallah
* Atme
* Chartouni
* Feghali (also spelt Feghaly, Fghali)
* Issa
* Kamel
* Khoury
* Matar
* Medlej
* Moawwad
* Nasr
* Saade
* Sader (also spelt Sadèr)
* Safi
* Salhab
* Sayyah
* Tayar
* Younes
* Ziade

Emigration

Like most other Lebanese towns, a large proportion of people from Bsous emigrated to different places around the world. There are people from Bsous who permanently live in the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Canada and elsewhere.The pull factors for emigration are mostly: higher incomes, better availability of employment facilities and political stability.

Web Sites

The First News site From Bsous [http://www.BsousOnline.info www.BsousOnline.info]
[http://www.Bsous.com www.Bsous.com]

Notable Persons

"'Habib Abou Sakr - Director General - Ministry of Finance - Lebanon
Dr. Haikal Feghali
Phd Mounir Sader
Dr. Wadih Feghali
Local grocery and butcher Rais Rafic Feghali
Local grocery Al-Saha Market