Ballouneh ( ar, بلونة) is a town and municipality in the
Keserwan District of the
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of
Lebanon. It is located 18 kilometers north of
Beirut.
It has an approximate area of 3.93 square kilometers and an average elevation of 650 meters above sea level.
Ballouneh's inhabitants are predominantly
Maronite Catholics, although Christians from other denominations also live in the town.
Etymology
There are two versions regarding the origin of the word Ballouneh, either deriving from the
Syriac word ''ballani''/''ballana'' meaning bath or pertaining to the
Greek name of the god
Apollo.
Notable sites
*The old
Roman well (near the municipality's building)
*The house of
Sheikh Abou Nader el Khazen
*The church of St. Mary (dating back to the sixteenth century)
See also
Fakhr-al-Din II
Fakhr al-Din ibn Qurqumaz Ma'n ( ar, فَخْر ٱلدِّين بِن قُرْقُمَاز مَعْن, Fakhr al-Dīn ibn Qurqumaz Maʿn; – March or April 1635), commonly known as Fakhr al-Din II or Fakhreddine II ( ar, فخر الدين ال ...
References
{{Keserwan District
Populated places in Keserwan District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon