Froun
| Froun فرون | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Froun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E / 33.29694°N 35.42861°ECoordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E / 33.29694°N 35.42861°E | |
| Grid position | 121/151 L |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| 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 Palestine Exploration Fund'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
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 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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