Zaarour | |
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Location in
Lebanon | |
Location | Mount Lebanon |
Nearest major city | Beirut |
Coordinates | 33°55′15″N 35°48′44″E / 33.920698°N 35.812173°E |
Vertical | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) |
Top elevation | 2,000 m (6,560 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,645 m (5,400 ft) |
Lift capacity | 7 |
Website |
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Zaarour (Arabic: زعرور ; Syriac: ܥܙܪܪܬܐ ) is a ski resort on the eastern slopes of Mount Sannine in the Matn District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, 35 km from Beirut. [1] The name is the Arabic word for hawthorn, which in itself is a corruption of a Syriac word.
The highest elevation difference at the resort is 355 m. [2] The resort introduced Handiski (a portmanteau of "handicap" and "ski") which provides specialist adaptive skiing to assist people with a disability or restricted mobility the opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of skiing. [3]