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Village in Nabatieh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Froun (Arabic: فرون) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Froun
فرون | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E | |
Grid position | 121/151 L |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh |
District | Bint Jbeil |
Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Furûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".[1]
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]
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