Baaloul Explained

Official Name:Baaloul
Other Name:Baalool
Native Name:بعلول (البقاع الغربي)
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Western Beqaa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:33.5897°N 35.7506°W

Baaloul (in Arabic بعلول, . Tr B'alūl) is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

Overview

Baaloul lies within the upper Litani river basin and is located along a mountainous area bordering Mount Lebanon.[1] It is primarily agricultural and is bounded by the village of Lala to the northeast, and the village of Karaoun to southwest.[2] The current population is approximately 200 native people from the village, considering that many residents live abroad. The community lies in a religiously diverse district that contains both Christian and Muslim families.[3] [4]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Baaloul's population being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[5] However, by 1982, during the Lebanese Civil War, statistics indicated that the population included both Christians and Muslims.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.litani.gov.lb/wp/wp-content/uploads/LRBMS/004-LRBMS-VOLUME%201%20PROBLEMS%20AND%20ACTON%20PLAN-%20ENGLISH.pdf Problems and action plan
  2. Web site: GADM .
  3. Thomas, M. (2013). Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism (1st ed. 2013.). Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Faour, M. (1991). The Demography of Lebanon: A Reappraisal. Middle Eastern Studies, 27(4), 631–641. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283466
  5. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141