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[[File:Khalil Sursock.jpg|thumb|Khalil Sursock, 1882]]
The '''Sursock family''' (also spelled '''Sursuq''') is aan Antiochian [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox Christian]] family from [[Lebanon]], and used to be one of the most important families of [[Beirut]]. Having originated in the Greek-Orthodox village of [[Berbara|Barbara]] near [[Byblos|Jubail]], the family has lived in Beirut since 1712, when their forefather Jabbour Aoun (who later adopted the family name Sursock) left the village of [[Berbara|Barbara]]. After the turn of the 19th century, they began to establish significant positions of power within the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The family, through lucrative business ventures, savvy political maneuvering, and strategic marriages, embarked on what Leila Fawaz called "the most spectacular social climb of the nineteenth century," and, at their peak, had built a close network of relations to the families of Egyptian, French, Irish, Russian, Italian and German aristocracies, alongside a manufacturing and distribution empire spanning the [[Mediterranean]].<ref name=Ghosts>{{cite web|title=Ghosts of Lebanon's Past|url=http://www.stambouline.com/2014/08/ghosts-of-lebanese-summers-past.html|website=Stambouline.com|accessdate=2015-11-12}}</ref><ref name="Trombetta 2009, p. 224">Trombetta (2009), p. 224</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sursock House|url=https://sursockhouse.com|publisher=Sursock}}</ref>
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