Ballouneh
بلونة
Municipality
Ballouneh is located in Lebanon
Ballouneh
Ballouneh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°56′58″N 35°40′29″E / 33.94944°N 35.67472°E / 33.94944; 35.67472
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ballouneh (Arabic: بلونة) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 18 kilometers north of Beirut.[1] It has an approximate area of 3.93 square kilometers and an average elevation of 650 meters above sea level.[1] Ballouneh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics, although Christians from other denominations also live in the town.[2]

Etymology

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There are two versions regarding the origin of the word Ballouneh, either deriving from the Syriac word ballani/ballana meaning bath or pertaining to the Greek name of the god Apollo.

Notable sites

See also

Fakhr-al-Din II

References

  1. ^ a b "Ballouneh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
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