Faitroun

Faitroun (Arabic: فيطرون‎; also spelled Faytroun) is a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon. Located 33 kilometers north of Beirut and at an average altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level and its total land area of 743 hectares. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Christians. Faitroun has a public school, which had 229 students as of 2008. The town is home to a number of hotels and restaurants.