Baaloul
Baaloul
بعلول (البقاع الغربي) Baalool | |
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Village | |
.jpg?lang=en) Litani valley, Lake Qaraoun and villages Lala and Baaloul | |
  Baaloul Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′23″N 35°45′2″E / 33.58972°N 35.75056°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa |
| District | Western Beqaa |
Baaloul (in Arabic بعلول, . Tr B'alūl) is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
Overview
[edit]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]
On 19 October 2024, three people in the town were killed by an Israeli airstrike, including the mayor of Sohmor, Hajj Haidar Shahla during the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Problems and action planlitani.gov.lb Archived 2022-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GADM".
- ^ a b Thomas, M. (2013). Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism (1st ed. 2013.). Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ Faour, M. (1991). The Demography of Lebanon: A Reappraisal. Middle Eastern Studies, 27(4), 631–641. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283466
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
- ^ "Sohmor mayor among 3 martyred in Israeli strike on Baaloul". Tehran Times. 20 October 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]External links
[edit]- Baaloul, Localiban
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