Bayqoun, in the Chouf

Bayqoun is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Bayqoun with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.

elevation ~877 m

About Bayqoun

Bayqoun is a Chouf-area locality in Mount Lebanon.

Name & origin

The name appears to combine a Semitic element 'bayt' (house/place) with the Greek 'eikon' (icon, which entered Semitic languages as 'ayqouna'), giving 'house or place of the icon.' Habiqa and Armala traced it to Syriac meaning 'hermitage,' while Frēha proposed a Syriac reading as the place of minting coins or making icons.

In figures

area ~200 ha · ~50 km from Beirut

Common questions

Where is Bayqoun located?

The town of Bayqoun is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 50 km from Beirut, at around 877 m elevation.

How far is Bayqoun from Beirut?

Bayqoun is about 50 km from Beirut.

What does the name Bayqoun mean?

The name appears to combine a Semitic element 'bayt' (house/place) with the Greek 'eikon' (icon, which entered Semitic languages as 'ayqouna'), giving 'house or place of the icon.' Habiqa and Armala traced it to Syriac meaning 'hermitage,' while Frēha proposed a Syriac reading as the place of minting coins or making icons.

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Local services & shops in Bayqoun

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