Froun
فرون
village
Map showing the location of Froun within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Froun within Lebanon
Froun
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E / 33.29694°N 35.42861°E / 33.29694; 35.42861
Grid position121/151 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh
DistrictBint Jbeil
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Froun (Arabic: فرون) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Name

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]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 21
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87

Bibliography

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