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Ajaltoun
Ajaltoun () is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 24 km (15 miles) north of Beirut. Ajaltoun's average elevation is 850 meters (2800') above sea level and its total land area is 612 hectares (1510 acres). The municipality consists of a twelve-member council, which as of 2008 was headed by Clovis el Khazen. In addition to the municipal council, two ''mukhtars'' (headmen), Georges Fersan and Antoine Harouni, also serve the town. The Virgin Mary Church, built by the Khazen sheikhs in 1647, the Saint Nicolas Church and the Mar Shalita Monastery are located in Ajaltoun. The town was also the site of fighter plane crash during World War I. Etymology Ajaltoun's name comes from the Arabic root word ''′aajel'', which could mean "calf", "to roll" or "wheel". An alternative theory for the town's etymology are that it originates from the Phoenician word for "statue" or "round area". History Ottoman tax records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Antonine International School
Antonine International School (AIS, ) is an international school in Ajaltoun, Lebanon. The school serves levels preschool, through senior high school. As part of the Antonine Maronite Order, it offers an English section and a French section, with Lebanese students in both sections participating in an Arabic mother language programme. The AEFE accredits the French section. " AEFE
The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (; AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (France), Ministry o ...
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