Baaloul (in Arabic بعلول, . Tr B'alūl) is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

Overview

Baaloul lies within the upper Litani river basin and is located along a mountainous area bordering Mount Lebanon.[1] It is primarily agricultural and is bounded by the village of Lala to the northeast, and the village of Karaoun to southwest.[2] The current population is approximately 200 native people from the village, considering that many residents live abroad. The community lies in a religiously diverse district that contains both Christian and Muslim families.[3][4]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Baaloul's population being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[5] However, by 1982, during the Lebanese Civil War, statistics indicated that the population included both Christians and Muslims.[3]

References

  1. ^ Problems and action planlitani.gov.lb Archived 2022-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "GADM".
  3. ^ a b Thomas, M. (2013). Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism (1st ed. 2013.). Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. ^ Faour, M. (1991). The Demography of Lebanon: A Reappraisal. Middle Eastern Studies, 27(4), 631–641. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283466
  5. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

Bibliography

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baaloul
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