Froun
Municipality in Nabatieh
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Froun (Arabic: فرون, romanized: Frūn) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Froun
فرون | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Froun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E | |
| Grid position | 121/151 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Furûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".[1]
History
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100 Metawileh, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cut cisterns."[2]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.89% of registered voters in Froun. 98.32% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]