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Ballouneh

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Country
  
Lebanon

District
  
Keserwan

Elevation
  
650 m

Governorate
  
Mount Lebanon

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
3.93 km²

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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. It has an approximate area of 3.93 square kilometers and an average elevation of 650 meters above sea level. Ballouneh's inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholics, although Christians from other denominations also live in the town.

Contents

Map of Ballouneh, Lebanon

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. 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

  • 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

    Ballouneh Wikipedia
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