Aramoun, Keserwan

Aramoun (Arabic: عرمون; also spelled Aaramoun or ′Aramun) is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.

The town is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Beirut.

[1] It has an average elevation of 730 meters above sea level and a total land area of 148 hectares.

[3] In 1838, Eli Smith noted Aramun as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".

[4] In 1959, an Ariana Airlines plane crashed just moments after taking off from the nearby Beirut International airport.