Majdal Zoun

Majdal Zoun
مجدل زون
Municipality
Majdal Zoun is located in Lebanon
Majdal Zoun
Majdal Zoun
Coordinates: 33°09′07″N 35°13′39″E / 33.1519°N 35.2275°E / 33.1519; 35.2275
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictTyre
Population
 • Estimate 
(2024)
4,500

Majdal Zoun or Majdalzoun (Arabic: مجدل زون) is a municipality in the Tyre district of Southern Lebanon.[1][2]

The total population of the town is about 4500, who work predominantly in agriculture. The municipality was established in 2004.[citation needed]

History

Situated near the Israeli–Lebanese border,[3] the town has been the target of numerous Israeli airstrikes throughout the conflict since 2023.[4]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.96% of registered voters in Majdal Zoun. 99.53% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]

References

  1. ^ "مجدل زون… واجهة أثرية بين أيادٍ متعثّرة وكسّارات مدمرة". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  2. ^ معجم قرى جبل عامل - الشيخ سليمان ضاهر العاملي - الجزء 2 - الصفحة 247
  3. ^ "مجدل زون جارة المنصوري: فاجعة الطفولة المقتولة".
  4. ^ "Security update: Intense Israeli airstrikes pound Majdal Zoun, several towns in Jezzine".
  5. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/مجدلزون/المذاهب/