Deir Koucheh is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Deir Koucheh with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~379 m
Deir Koucheh is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon.
In Syriac the first element means a monastery of monks and hermits, while the second is interpreted by Hbeika and Armala as 'Abyssinian' (from a root meaning Abyssinia), so some explained the name as 'Monastery of the Abyssinian'. One modern researcher traced the word to French 'cache', i.e. a Crusader-era 'hideout'. No remains of any monastery or old building have yet been identified to settle the matter.
area ~150 ha · ~28 km from Beirut
ضو، دبيسي، العريسي، القادر، مخيبر، أبي سعد، إندراوس
The town of Deir Koucheh is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 28 km from Beirut, at around 379 m elevation.
Deir Koucheh is about 28 km from Beirut.
In Syriac the first element means a monastery of monks and hermits, while the second is interpreted by Hbeika and Armala as 'Abyssinian' (from a root meaning Abyssinia), so some explained the name as 'Monastery of the Abyssinian'. One modern researcher traced the word to French 'cache', i.e. a Crusader-era 'hideout'. No remains of any monastery or old building have yet been identified to settle the matter.
Families associated with Deir Koucheh include: ضو, دبيسي, العريسي, القادر, مخيبر, أبي سعد, إندراوس.
Notable people connected to Deir Koucheh include Sheikh Muhammad Salman Daw, Ghazi Daw, Nour Daw, Alal Ali Daw.