Kounin (Arabic: كونين) is a municipality in Lebanon located in Bint Jbeil District, south-east of Tebnin.

Kounin
كونين
Village
Map showing the location of Yater within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Yater within Lebanon
Kounin
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°08′56″N 35°26′17″E / 33.14889°N 35.43806°E / 33.14889; 35.43806
Grid position191/283 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictBint Jbeil District
Elevation
710 m (2,330 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Name

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E. H. Palmer wrote that the name Kounin came from a personal name.[1]

History

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In 1875, Victor Guérin gives the population of this place at 400, divided between Moslems and Metawileh.[2]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 Metawileh ; it is situated on ridge, with olives and arable land around ; water from cisterns in the village and from a large birket."[3] They further noted: "There are two round and two octagonal pillars at this village, remains of old materials, and a lintel measuring 17' long and bearing a Greek inscription. There are also several cisterns and a large birkeh. The inscription on the lintel is probably the common formula, KYPIE BOHΘH ("Help, Lord")."[4]

In March 2024, senior Hezbollah commander in the elite Redwan force, Ismail al-Zin, was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Kounin.[5]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99,60% of registered voters in Kounin. 97,67% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 87
  2. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 375; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
  3. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
  4. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 250
  5. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (2024-03-31). "IDF: Top Hezbollah operative killed in south Lebanon strike; soldier hurt by rocket". Times of Israel.
  6. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/كونين/المذاهب/

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