Grid position 121/151 L Governorate Nabatieh Elevation 720 m (2,360 ft) | Country Lebanon District Bint Jbeil Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Froun (Arabic: فرون) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
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Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Furûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".
History
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100 Metawileh, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cut cisterns."
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