Kounin

Kounin كونين
Municipality
Kounin Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°08′56″N 35°26′17″E
Grid position	191/283 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kounin (Arabic: كونين) is a municipality in Lebanon located in Bint Jbeil District, south-east of Tibnin.

Etymology

E. H. Palmer wrote that the name Kounin came from a personal name.[1]

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin gives the population of this place at 400, divided between Moslems and Metawileh.[2]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 Metawileh ; it is situated on ridge, with olives and arable land around ; water from cisterns in the village and from a large birket."[3] They further noted: "There are two round and two octagonal pillars at this village, remains of old materials, and a lintel measuring 17' long and bearing a Greek inscription. There are also several cisterns and a large birkeh. The inscription on the lintel is probably the common formula, KYPIE BOHΘH ("Help, Lord")."[4]

In March 2024, senior Hezbollah commander in the elite Redwan force, Ismail al-Zin, was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Kounin.[5]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.60% of registered voters in Kounin. 97.67% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 87
2. Guérin, 1880, p. 375; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
4. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 250
5. Fabian, Emanuel (2024-03-31). "IDF: Top Hezbollah operative killed in south Lebanon strike; soldier hurt by rocket". Times of Israel.
6. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/كونين/المذاهب/

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

External links

• Kounine, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons