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

  • The old Roman well (near the municipality's building)
  • The house of Sheikh Abou Nader el Khazen
  • The church of St. Mary (dating back to the sixteenth century)

See also

Fakhr-al-Din II

References

  1. ^ a b "Ballouneh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ^ "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballouneh
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