Froun ( ar, فرون) is a village in the
Bint Jbeil District
The Bint Jbeil District is a district in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Bint Jbeil.
Villages
The following 36 municipalities are all located in the Bint Jbeil District:
* Aynata
* Aayta Ech Chaab
* Aayta Ej ...
in southern
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
.
Name
According to
E. H. Palmer, the name ''Furûn'' comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".
History
In 1881, the
PEF's
''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100
Metawileh
Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...
, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cut
cistern
A cistern (Middle English ', from Latin ', from ', "box", from Greek ', "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by t ...
s."
[Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p]
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References
Bibliography
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External links
Localiban
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:
IAAWikimedia commons
{{Bint Jbeil District
Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000
Populated places in Bint Jbeil District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon