Batloun

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Country Lebanon
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Time zone+2
Batloun
Old Batloun's Bridge
Old Batloun's Bridge
Batloun is located in Lebanon
Batloun
Batloun
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Coordinates: 33°41′N 35°39′E / 33.683°N 35.650°E / 33.683; 35.650
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
Government
 • Mayor (since 2016)Marwan Kaiss
Area
 • Total
5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 • Total
4,500
Time zone+2
 • Summer (DST)+3

Batloun (Levantine Arabic: بتلون, romanized: Batlūn) is a village in the Chouf District in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Batloun is located 48 kilometers (30 miles) away from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It sits at an altitude of 1250 meters (4101 feet) above sea level and has an overall surface area of 5.5 square kilometers or about 550 hectares (2.1 square miles).[1]

Batloun is bordered by Kfar Nabrakh to the west, Jisr el Misri and Barouk to the east, Mazraat El-Chouf to the south and Brih to the north.[1]

Population

Between 4200[2] to 4500 people live in Batloun, of which 80% are permanent residents.[1] Thousands of former residents of Batloun are a part of the Lebanese diaspora around the world.

Government

Batloun has a council with 12 members and a mayor. The council is divided into different committees, managing Work, Education, Culture and Delivery.[1]

Walid Farhan Serhal is mayor of Batloun since May 2025.[3]

Education

There is one public school, the Batloun Public Intermediate School.[1][4]

Infrastructure

Economy

References

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