Froun (Arabic: فرون) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Froun
فرون | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Froun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E / 33.29694°N 35.42861°E | |
| Grid position | 121/151 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Name
editAccording to E. H. Palmer, the name Furûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".[1]
History
editIn 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100 Metawileh, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cut cisterns."[2]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Muslims made up 99,89% of registered voters in Froun. 98,32% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
References
editBibliography
edit- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
edit- Froun, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
