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.
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]