Aazour

Aazour is a municipality in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is 830 meters above sea level. Aazour's area stretches for 263 hectares.
The municipality of Aazour is located in the Kaza of Jezzine, one of the eight mohafazats of Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted 'Azur as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 98.85% of registered voters in Aazour. 85.96% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.
The village population is around 1306. The majority of this population is settled in Beirut and its suburbs and treat the village as a summer destination to get away from the heat and bustle of the capital.

Families

The major family name in Aazour is Aazouri عازوري and Aoun عون. All Lebanese with the Azoury family originate from the village of Azour. They are also distributed around the world, mainly Canada, United States of America, Brazil, Dubai and Mexico.

Notable people

Naguib Azoury
Jihad Azour