Khalouat alt. Khalwat (Arabic: خلوات) is a local authority the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Khalouat
خلوات
village
Map showing the location of Kfeir within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Kfeir within Lebanon
Khalouat
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°24′58″N 35°44′19″E / 33.41611°N 35.73861°E / 33.41611; 35.73861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of el-Khulwat as being Druze.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138

Bibliography

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  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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