Fanar (Matn)

Fanar الفنار
City
Fanar Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°52′N 35°34′E / 33.867°N 35.567°E / 33.867; 35.567
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Mount Lebanon Governorate
District	Matn District
Government
• Time Zone	GMT +2 (UTC)
• - Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
• Area Code(s)	(+961) 1
Area
• Total	2.10 km² (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Highest elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population
• Total	30 000
• Density	500/km² (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Fanar (Arabic: الفنار translit. al-Fanar) is a village in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It is situated in the heart of Lebanon, 7 km from Beirut and was previously called (Achrafieh El Fawqa) however the name Fanar was chosen since it had an important lighthouse^{[citation needed]}. The town was known to have very few residents who were farmers and the area was almost entirely green until after the Lebanese civil war when many displaced families chose the area to live in and turned the small town into a city.^{[citation needed]}

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Civil war

During the civil war, 4 young Christian men of the Kataeb Party were assassinated in Fanar by Muslims in the area, which sparked the Black Saturday, a revenge act in which cause the killing of hundreds of Muslim citizens across Lebanon.^[1]

Etymology

Fanar is an Arabic word that means a lantern (through Ancient Greek phanòs, φανός).

Geography

Fanar is 8 km away from the capital Beirut lying at an elevation of approximately 250m above sea level.

Demographics

As of 2008, Fanar houses a population of approximately 30 000 of whom 850 are registered voters.^[2]

Education

Higher education in Fanar is provided by a large number of schools and universities, such as Lebanese University (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Media and Communication, Faculty of Literatures), Al-Kafaàt University (AKU), College De la Sainte Famille Francaise Fanar, Institution Moderne du Liban (IML), and Collège Notre Dame du Mont Carmel des Sœurs Carmelites de Florence à Fanar. College Stes. Hripsimiantz des soeurs Armeniennes Catholiques de l'Immaculée Conception.

References and footnotes

^ Allāh, Ḥalīm ʻAbd; حليم, عبد الله، (1980). ما لم يكتب بعد عن الحرب في لبنان (in Arabic). د.ن.]،.
^ "Local Liban". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

External links

v t e Matn District, Mount Lebanon Governorate
Capital: Jdeideh
Towns and villages	Ain Aar Ain el Safssaf Ain el Sendianeh Ain Saadeh Aintoura Amaret Chalhoub Antelias Aoukar Al-Ayroun Baabdat Baskinta Bauchrieh Beit Chabab Beit el Chaar Beit el Kekko Beit Mery Bhersaf Biakout Bikfaya Bkenneya Bourj Hammoud Broummana Bsalim Bteghrine Chaouiyeh Choueir Daher al Hosein Dahr el Sawan Daychounieh Dbayeh Dekwaneh Dik El Mehdi Dhour El Choueir Dora Douar Fanar Ghabeh Ghabet Bologna Hadirah Haret al Ballaneh Haret ech Cheikh Hemlaya Hbous Jal el Dib Jdeideh Jouar Jouret el Ballout Kaakour Kfarakab Kfartay Khenchara Majdel Tarchich Majzoub Mansourieh Mar Chaaya Mar Michael Bnabil Mar Moussa Mar Roukouz Marjaba Mazraat Yachouh Mchikha Mezher Mhaydseh Mkalles Mrouj Mtaileb Mtein Mzekkeh Nabay Naccache Ouyoun Qonaytrah Qonnabat Broummana Qornet Shehwan Rabieh Roumieh Sakiyat al Mesek Sed el Bauchrieh Sin el Fil Sfaileh Wata el Mrouj Zalka Zarooun Zakrit Zouk al Khrab
Notable landmarks	Mount Sannine
Notable sites	Aqueduct of Zubaida Deir el Qalaa Saint Elias Monastery

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