Aassoun ( ar, عاصون) is a Lebanese village, located in the
Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 2,142 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents were
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...
and
Greek Orthodox.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith
Eli Smith (born September 13, 1801, in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (Whitney) Smith, and died January 11, 1857, in Beirut, Lebanon) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from Andov ...
noted the village as Asum'', located in the
Ed-Dunniyeh
Danniyeh (known also as Addinniyeh, Al Dinniyeh, Al Danniyeh, ar, الضنية) is a region located in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The region lies east of Tripoli, extends north as far as Akkar District, south t ...
area. The inhabitants were
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...
and
Greek Orthodox Christians.
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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{{Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Populated places in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Populated places in Lebanon
Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon