Zaarour

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| location = Mount Lebanon

| nearest_city = Beirut

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| total_length = 16km

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| external_link = {{URL|http://www.zaarourclub.com}}

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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.Collister, Rob. Days to Remember: Adventures and Reflections of a Mountain Guide, Vertebrate Publishing, September 2016 The name is the Arabic word for hawthorn, which in itself is a corruption of a Syriac word.

The highest elevation difference at the resort is 355 m.{{cite web |url= https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/lebanon/sorted/altitude-difference/|title= Lebanon: elevation differences of ski resorts |author= |date= |website= skiresort.info|publisher= Ski Resort |access-date= November 3, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |url= https://thearabweekly.com/high-expectations-longer-ski-season-lebanon|title= High expectations for a longer ski season in Lebanon |author= Samar Kadi |date= 17 February 2019|website= thearabweekly.com|publisher= The Arab Weekly |access-date= November 3, 2020}}

Gallery

File:View of Sannin from Zaarour Ski Resort.jpg

File:Zaarour Hiking - panoramio.jpg

File:Shell stone - Zaarour Mountain Feb 2010 - panoramio.jpg

File:Zaarour mount - panoramio.jpg

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