Kounin

Kounin (Arabic: كونين) is a municipality in Lebanon located in Bint Jbeil District, south-east of Tibnin.

Kounin كونين
Municipality
Kounin Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°08′56″N 35°26′17″E
Grid position	191/283 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Etymology

E. H. Palmer wrote that the name Kounin came from a personal name.^[1]

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin gives the population of this place at 400, divided between Moslems and Metawileh.^[2]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 Metawileh ; it is situated on ridge, with olives and arable land around ; water from cisterns in the village and from a large birket."^[3] They further noted: "There are two round and two octagonal pillars at this village, remains of old materials, and a lintel measuring 17' long and bearing a Greek inscription. There are also several cisterns and a large birkeh. The inscription on the lintel is probably the common formula, KYPIE BOHΘH ("Help, Lord")."^[4]

In March 2024, senior Hezbollah commander in the elite Redwan force, Ismail al-Zin, was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Kounin.^[5]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.60% of registered voters in Kounin. 97.67% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[6]