Batloun
Place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
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Batloun (Arabic: بتلون) 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 | |
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Old Batloun's Bridge | |
  Batloun . | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′N 35°39′E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount 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 |
Geography
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
Government
Education
Infrastructure
Telephone connections and a sewage disposal system are well established, but the water connections suffer from regular shortages and electricity is being restricted to a certain number of hours per week.[1][2]
In recent years, under Mayor Marwan Kaiss, Batloun is increasing its use of renewable energy, including solar energy, and aims to become a “green village“ by 2030.[5][6]
