Ballouneh Explained

Ballouneh
Native Name:بلونة
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Keserwan-Jbeil
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Keserwan
Area Total Km2:3.93
Elevation M:650
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.9494°N 35.6747°W

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballouneh. Localiban. Localiban. 2009-07-24. 2008-01-19.
  2. Web site: Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban . Localiban . Localiban . 2016-02-12 . 19 . pdf . 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf . 2015-07-24 .