Mrouj
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Mrouj is a municipality
in the Matn District
of the Mount Lebanon Governorate
of Lebanon
. The English translation of Mrouj is "The Meadows"
The town also hosts an annual festival for St. Takla in September in the St. Takla Square in the center of Mrouj
school.
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St. Takla Church was built approx in 1792
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Matn District
Matn District
Matn , sometimes spelled Metn, is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut...
of the Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda. The overwhelming majority of its population is Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians...
of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. The English translation of Mrouj is "The Meadows"
Water
Lake Mrouj is located approx. 3 KM north of the town. It is a source of water for many villages in the Matn DistrictEconomy
Mrouj is mostly a destination for summer tourism for Beirutis in the summer and ski enthusiasts in the winter. Zaarour ski resorts are about 6 KM north of MroujThe town also hosts an annual festival for St. Takla in September in the St. Takla Square in the center of Mrouj
Education
There is one public school in the town named Mrouj Public School, and one private CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
school.
Religion
The inhabitants of Mrouj are almost all Christians, predominantly MaronitesMaronites
Maronites , is an ethnoreligious group in the Middle East that have been historically tied with Lebanon. They derive their name from the Syriac saint Mar Maron whose followers moved to Mount Lebanon from northern Syria establishing the Maronite Church....
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St. Takla Church was built approx in 1792