Ain Wzein is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Ain Wzein with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~1050 m · area ~5 km²
Ain Wzein is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon at about 1000 m above sea level. Local agriculture includes olives, fruit trees, and grapevines.
Fariha traced the name to Syriac meaning 'the spring of the goose'. Old records mention its name as 'Ain Wazaq' or 'the spring of the goose', and it was also written 'Ain Ouzi' and 'Ain Wzi'.
~57 km from Beirut
الحسنيّة، الشمعة، الغضبان، كرباج
A hospital serving Ain Wzein and the surrounding upper Chouf towns.
The town of Ain Wzein is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 57 km from Beirut, at around 1050 m elevation.
Ain Wzein is about 57 km from Beirut.
Fariha traced the name to Syriac meaning 'the spring of the goose'. Old records mention its name as 'Ain Wazaq' or 'the spring of the goose', and it was also written 'Ain Ouzi' and 'Ain Wzi'.
Families associated with Ain Wzein include: الحسنيّة, الشمعة, الغضبان, كرباج.
Notable people connected to Ain Wzein include Shams ibn Hamad al-Hasniyeh, Mahmoud al-Hasniyeh, Dr. Fouad al-Hasniyeh.