Froun

Froun
فرون
village
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; 35.42861Coordinates: 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" 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

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

Bibliography

  • Conder, C.R.; 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.
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