# Cornet Chahwan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cornet_Chahwan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cornet_Chahwan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet_Chahwan > Source revision: 1354144451 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon Village in Mount Lebanon Governorate Cornet Chahwan قرنة شهوان Village The Church of Sts. Peter & Paul Cornet Chahwan Location within Lebanon Coordinates: 33°55′N 35°40′E / 33.92°N 35.67°E / 33.92; 35.67 Country Lebanon Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate District Matn District Elevation 680 m (2,230 ft) Highest elevation 750 m (2,460 ft) Lowest elevation 150 m (490 ft) Population • Total 28,000 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Dialing code +961 Website www.chab.gov.lb **Cornet Chahwan** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): قرنة شهوان, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic): *Qurnat Shahwān*, also spelled **Kornet Chehwan**) is a sizable town in the [Mount Lebanon](/source/Mount_Lebanon) area of [Lebanon's](/source/Lebanon) [Metn District](/source/Metn_District). Cornet Chahwan houses the headquarters for the chab (www.chab.gov.lb) municipalities of 4 villages (including Cornet Chahwan) namely Ain Aar, Beit El Kikko, Hbous and Rabweh. The total area governed by chab municipalities is around 8 million square meters, out of which over 30% is covered by green spaces. The town remains one of the best residential areas in Lebanon. The President of Chab municipalities, since 2010, is Jean Pierre Gebara. ## Demography There are over 6,000 households and 30,000 inhabitants in the chab Municipalities that are Lebanese and most are followers of the Catholic Church. The town is the seat of the [Maronite](/source/Maronite) [Archbishopric](/source/Archbishop) of [Matn](/source/Matn). The town has numerous churches, including the historic [Saint Peter](/source/Saint_Peter) & [Paul](/source/Paul_the_Apostle) Church. ## Education Cornet Chahwan is home to numerous private educational institutes, including three private schools, [Saint Joseph](/source/Saint_Joseph) school, [Jesus & Mary](/source/Jesus_%26_Mary) school founded, and [International College, Beirut](/source/International_College%2C_Beirut) (Ain Aar campus). Saint Coeur is a semi private school also located in Kornet Chahwan.[1][2] ## Culture The town is home to the Pharès Zoghbi Cultural Foundation, which is a library of 65,000 books in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.[3] The town is also home to theater at Saint Joseph School in addition to a city hall next to St Peter & Paul's church. ## Humanitarian Institutions St Vincent de Paul, a charitable institution, is located in Cornet Chahwan.[4] The Lebanese [Red Cross](/source/Red_Cross) also has a first-aid center in the town. There is also a fire department covering vast areas of the El Metn district. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["SJS"](http://www.sjs.edu.lb/). SJS. Retrieved 2013-03-25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [https://www.ic.edu.lb](https://www.ic.edu.lb). {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paulo Coelho (2007-07-30). ["The Brazilian who established a library in Lebanon by Marina Sarruf*"](http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2007/07/30/the-brazilian-who-established-a-library-in-lebanon-by-marina-sarruf/). *Paulo Coelho*. Paulo Coelho's Blog. Retrieved 2013-03-25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lebanon (2011-04-07). ["Countries"](http://www.emro.who.int/lebanon/). EMRO. Retrieved 2013-03-25. ## External links - [Qornet Chahouane - Ain Aar - Beit El Kekko - Hbous](http://www.localiban.org/article4530.html), Localiban - [Official website](http://www.cornetchahwan.com/) - [Official website](http://www.chab.gov.lb/) v t e Matn District, Mount Lebanon Governorate Capital: Jdeideh Towns and villages Ain Aar Ain el Safssaf Ain el Sendianeh Ain Saadeh Aintoura Amaret Chalhoub Antelias Aoukar Al-Ayroun Baabdat Baskinta Bauchrieh Beit Chabab Beit el Chaar Beit el Kekko Beit Mery Bhersaf Biakout Bikfaya Bourj Hammoud Bqennaya Brummana Bsalim Bteghrine Chaouiyeh Choueir Cornet Chahwan Daher al Hosein Dahr el Sawan Daychounieh Dbayeh Dekwaneh Dik El Mehdi Dhour El Choueir Dora Douar Fanar Ghabeh Ghabet Bologna Hadirah Haret al Ballaneh Haret ech Cheikh Hemlaya Hbous Jal el Dib Jdeideh Jouar Jouret el Ballout Kaakour Kfarakab Kfartay Khenchara Majdel Tarchich Majzoub Mansourieh Mar Chaaya Mar Michael Bnabil Mar Moussa Mar Roukouz Marjaba Mazraat Yachouh Mchikha Mezher Mhaydseh Mkalles Mrouj Mtaileb Mtein Mzekkeh Nabay Naccache Ouyoun Qonaytrah Qonnabat Broummana Qornet Shehwan Rabieh Roumieh Sakiyat al Mesek Sed el Bauchrieh Sin el Fil Sfaileh Wata el Mrouj Zalka Zarooun Zakrit Zouk al Khrab Notable landmarks Mount Sannine Aqueduct of Zubaida Deir el Qalaa Saint Elias Monastery --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cornet Chahwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet_Chahwan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet_Chahwan?action=history)). 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