Kahlouniyeh, ( ar, الكحلونية) also written El Kahloûnîyé, is a municipality in the

Chouf District Chouf (also spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in ''Jabal ash-Shouf''; french: La Montagne du Chouf) is a historic region of Lebanon, as well as an administrative district in the governorate (muhafazat) of Mount Lebanon. Geography Located south-east o ...

Mount Lebanon Governorate french: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban , native_name_lang = , image_map = Administrative divisions of Lebanon 2017-08 (Numbered).png , map_caption = The governorates of Lebanon, including Mount Lebanon (in pink, label ...

, Lebanon. It has an average elevation of 850 meters above sea level and its total land area is 375 hectares.Kahlouniyeh
Localiban. 2008-01-01. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Druze The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...

. Kahlouniyeh was named for the Arabic word " khôl", an eye makeup, and the area was involved in the trade and production of it. The Souayjani castle ruins are in the area. The location of Kahlouniyeh is 850 meters above sea level. Kahlouniyeh was the birthplace of the

Arab nationalist Arab nationalism ( ar, القومية العربية, al-Qawmīya al-ʿArabīya) is a nationalist ideology that asserts the Arabs are a nation and promotes the unity of Arab people, celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language an ...

rebel commander, Hamad Sa'b.

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{{Chouf District Populated places in Chouf District Druze communities in Lebanon