Al-Khalouat

Al-Khalouat
الخلوات
Municipality
Map showing the location of Al-Khalouat within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Al-Khalouat within Lebanon
Al-Khalouat
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°24′58″N 35°44′19″E / 33.41611°N 35.73861°E / 33.41611; 35.73861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Khalouat alt. Khalwat (Arabic: الخلوات) is a municipality the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of el-Khulwat as being Druze.[1]

Demographics

In 2014 Druze made up 99.69% of registered voters in Al-Khalouat.[2]

References

  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
  2. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/حاصبيا/الخلوات/المذاهب/

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.