Chourit is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Chourit with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
Chourit is a Chouf-area locality in Mount Lebanon.
Freiha says the name Chourit is a corruption of a Syriac word meaning the cliff and the high overlooking place, from the same root as 'al-shuwar' in Lebanese dialect. He notes the second part of the affiliated village Kfarmaya derives from the ancient Semitic word for water, making Kfarmaya 'the village of water.'
area ~115 ha
أبو عيسى، أنطونيوس، الخوري طانيوس، الخوري يوسف
The town of Chourit is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon.
Freiha says the name Chourit is a corruption of a Syriac word meaning the cliff and the high overlooking place, from the same root as 'al-shuwar' in Lebanese dialect. He notes the second part of the affiliated village Kfarmaya derives from the ancient Semitic word for water, making Kfarmaya 'the village of water.'
Families associated with Chourit include: أبو عيسى, أنطونيوس, الخوري طانيوس, الخوري يوسف.
Notable people connected to Chourit include Father Youssef Abou Issa, George Antonius, Edward Antonius, Father Boulos al-Khoury Tanios.
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