Kisrawan
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The Kisrawan or Keserwan is a region between Mount Lebanon and the Mediterranean coast, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut and south of the Ibrahim River. It is administered by the eponymous Keserwan District, part of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate.
After the Ottoman conquest of the Levant in 1516, the Assaf lords of Kisrawan moved their headquarters to Ghazir (pictured in 1893), where they cultivated close ties with the Maronites of the district, particularly the Hubaysh family, at the expense of their Turkmen kinsmen.
The village of Faraya in the Kisrawan was settled by Shia Muslims from Baalbek in the early 16th century
The Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, Kisrawan
Tanyus Shahin of the village of Rayfoun led the peasants of Kisrawan in revolt against their Khazen lords in 1859
Mount Lebanon
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Mount Lebanon is a mountain range in Lebanon. It is about 170 km (110 mi) long and averages above 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in elevation, with its peak at 3,088 m (10,131 ft). The range provides a typical alpine climate year-round.
Mount Lebanon in the Bsharri District
Fakhreddine Mosque, in Deir al-Qamar, was built in 1493.
Snow on Mount Lebanon
Armed men from Mount Lebanon, late 19th century.