Village in Nabatieh
Froun
فرون | |
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village | |
  Froun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E / 33.29694°N 35.42861°E / 33.29694; 35.42861 | |
| 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 |
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"/"reservoirs".
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."
References※
Bibliography※
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the "Topography," Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links※
- Froun, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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