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Ballouneh


Balloune

Municipality


Ballouneh is located in Lebanon

Ballouneh

Ballouneh



Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°56′58″N 35°40′29″E / 33.94944°N 35.67472°E / 33.94944; 35.67472
Country
 Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon
District Keserwan
Area

 • Total 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation

650 m (2,130 ft)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Ballouneh (Arabic: بلونة‎) is a small town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Mount Lebanon 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]




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Notable sites


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





Etymology[edit]






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. That said, there is a third source that links the origin of the word back to the Italian Bella Luna, meaning "beautiful moon".



Notable sites[edit]



  • 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[edit]


Fakhr-al-Din II



References[edit]





  1. ^ ab "Ballouneh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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.












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