Zaarour

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.

Zaarour
Zaarour Location in Lebanon
Location	Mount Lebanon
Nearest major city	Beirut
Coordinates	33.920698°N 35.812173°E / 33.920698; 35.812173
Vertical	1,000 m (3,280 ft)
Top elevation	2,000 m (6,560 ft)
Base elevation	1,645 m (5,400 ft)
Total length	16km
Lift capacity	7
Website	www.zaarourclub.com

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]

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