- Qornet Shehwan
Infobox City Lebanon
official_name = Qornet Shehwan
image_size = 300 px
image_caption = The Church of Sts. Peter & Paul
native_name = قرنة شهوان
governorate = Mount Lebanon Governorate
district = Matn District
elevation_m = 950
mapx = 33.92
mapy = 35.67Qornet Shehwan (also spelled Kornet Chehwan) is a small town in the
Mount Lebanon area of Lebanon'sMatn District . It was little known to the outside world until the year2000 , when it became the headquarters of theQornet Shehwan Gathering , a mainly Christian coalition of politicians, intellectuals, and businessmen opposed to theSyria n military occupation of Lebanon.Demography
The inhabitants of Qornet Shehwan are Lebanese and followers of the Catholic Church. The town is the seat of the
Maronite Archbishop ric ofMatn . The town has numerous churches, including the historic Sts. Peter & Paul Church.Education
Qornet Shehwan is home to numerous private educational institutes, including the prestigious
Saint Joseph school, a trilingual institute founded in 1884. [http://www.sjs.edu.lb/]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. [http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2007/07/30/the-brazilian-who-established-a-library-in-lebanon-by-marina-sarruf/]
Medical Institutes
St Vincent de Paul Dispensary is located in Qornet Shehwan. [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:P7m6GSup5_0J:www.emro.who.int/lebanon/crisis/phc/List%2520of%2520dispensaries%2520and%2520health%2520centers.xls+%22hospital+in+Kornet+Shehwan%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us] The Lebanese
Red Cross also has a first-aid center in the town.References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
