Falougha - Khalwat Falougha | |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.8375°N 35.7406°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baabda |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Ha: | 1,563 |
Elevation M: | 1,250 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Falougha - Khalwat Falougha (Arabic: فالوغا) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The municipality consists of the villages of Falougha and Khalwat Falougha. It is 35 kilometers east of Beirut.[1] Falougha - Khalwat Falougha has an average elevation of 1,250 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,563 hectares.[1] In 2016, Falougha had 3,400 registered voters while Khalwat Falougha had 600.[2] There is a public school in the village with 150 students as of 2016 and a local hospital with thirty beds.[1] There are seven companies that each employ over five employees operating in Falougha.[1] Falougha has a mixed population of Druze and Christians from the Maronite, Melkite (Greek Catholic) and Greek Orthodox denominations, while Khalouat Falougha's inhabitants are entirely Druze.[2] [3]