Deir Dourit is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Deir Dourit with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~395 m
Deir Dourit is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon at about 650 m above sea level roughly 45 km from Beirut.
The second part of the name is thought to be Aramaic meaning 'the round one,' giving 'the round house.' Frēha considered it a corruption of a Syriac phrase meaning 'monastery of the nuns,' while Habiqa and Armala read it as Syriac for 'monastery of the thorn.' Popular tradition says a Lebanese woman in America named 'Dorit' built here, and the place took her name.
registered population ~1,500 · area ~180 ha
أبو رجيلي، الياس، حداد، حنّا، راجحة، سعادة، سعد، شكرالله، عبد النور، عبّود، مارون، مغامس، معوّض، ملحم، نمر، نهرا، نوهرا، يوسف
~36 km from Beirut · ~35 min drive
The town of Deir Dourit is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, at around 395 m elevation.
Deir Dourit is about 36 km from Beirut, roughly a 35-minute drive.
The second part of the name is thought to be Aramaic meaning 'the round one,' giving 'the round house.' Frēha considered it a corruption of a Syriac phrase meaning 'monastery of the nuns,' while Habiqa and Armala read it as Syriac for 'monastery of the thorn.' Popular tradition says a Lebanese woman in America named 'Dorit' built here, and the place took her name.
Families associated with Deir Dourit include: أبو رجيلي, الياس, حداد, حنّا, راجحة, سعادة, سعد, شكرالله, عبد النور, عبّود, مارون, مغامس, معوّض, ملحم, نمر, نهرا, نوهرا, يوسف.
Notable people connected to Deir Dourit include George Shakib Saadeh, Charbel Joseph Maroun, Father Mikhael Mghames.
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