Baaloul

Baaloul بعلول (البقاع الغربي) Baalool
Village
Baaloul Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°35′23″N 35°45′2″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

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]

References

1. Problems and action planlitani.gov.lb Archived 2022-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. "GADM".
3. Thomas, M. (2013). Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism (1st ed. 2013.). Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.
4. Faour, M. (1991). The Demography of Lebanon: A Reappraisal. Middle Eastern Studies, 27(4), 631–641. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4283466
5. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141

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.

External links

• Baaloul, Localiban