Ballouneh Knowpia

Ballouneh

بلونة
Ballouneh بلونة
Municipality
	Ballouneh Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°56′58″N 35°40′29″E / 33.94944°N 35.67472°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
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 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 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.

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)

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Ballouneh". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
^ "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.

[localiban-1] "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.

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Etymology edit

Notable sites edit

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Ballouneh بلونة
Municipality
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	Keserwan-Jbeil
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)