Keserwan District
| Kesserwen District | |
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| District | |
| قضاء كسروان | |
Jounieh Bay
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| Motto: The Christians' Castle" | |
 Location in Lebanon |
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| Country |
 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| Capital | Jounieh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 123,600 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Ethnicity = Syriacs 96% arabs and other minorities 4% | |
Keserwan District (Arabic: قضاء كسروان, transliteration: Qadaa Keserwan) is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the northeast of Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital, Jounieh, is overwhelmingly Maronite Christian. The area is home to the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.
The name of Keserwan is most probably that of a Persian clan named the Kesra, who were early Persian settlers of the region. Kesra (Arabicized version of Khosro) has always been a common Persian name. Keserwan is its plural form.
Other sources suggest the name was named in honor of the leader of the Maronites, Prince "Kosra", who won decisive battles against the Umayyad Caliphate invasion of Mount Lebanon in the early 8th century.
Coordinates: 33°58′11″N 35°36′56″E / 33.96972°N 35.61556°E
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