Baaloul (in
Arabic
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بعلول,
. Tr ''B'alūl'') is a town located in the western
Bekaa Valley
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in
Lebanon
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.
Overview
Baaloul lies within the upper Litani river basin and is located along a mountainous area bordering Mount Lebanon. It is primarily agricultural and is bounded by the village of
Lala
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to the northeast, and the village of
Karaoun to southwest. 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.
[Thomas, M. (2013). Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism (1st ed. 2013.). Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.]
In 1838,
Eli Smith
Eli Smith (September 13, 1801 – January 11, 1857) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar.
Biography
Smith was born in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (née Whitney) Smith. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from A ...
noted Baaloul's population being predominantly
Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ...
. However, by 1982, during the
Lebanese Civil War
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The religious diversity of the ...
, statistics indicated that the population included both Christians and Muslims.
On 19 October 2024, three people in the town were killed by an Israeli airstrike, including the mayor of
Sohmor, Hajj Haidar Shahla during the
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Baaloul Localiban
{{Western Beqaa District
Populated places in Western Beqaa District
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon