Hsoun ( ar, الحصون, also spelled ''el-Houssoun'') is a municipality in the Byblos District of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate,

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. It is 73 kilometers north of

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. Bejjeh has an average elevation of 916 meters above sea level and a total land area of 326

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s. There were four companies with more than five employees operating in the village as of 2008. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics and Shia Muslims.

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Populated places in Byblos District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub