Zaarourieh

Zaarouriye (Arabic: زعرورية), also written Zaarourieh, is a town in the mountains of Chouf District in the Mont-Liban state of Lebanon.

It is located 750 meters above sea level and is 40 kilometers from Beirut.

Its population is estimated at 3,000 people in the summer, and is mainly Sunni and Maronite.

Trees in the area include hawthorn, wild pine, carob and oak.

The largest sects were Sunni Muslims (79.95%) and Maronite Christians (14.64%).