Bakhoun

Bakhoun

بخعون
Bakhoun بخعون
	Bakhoun Location in Lebanon.
	Coordinates: 34°24′35″N 36°00′54″E / 34.40972°N 36.01500°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
• Total	7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

Bakhoun (Arabic: بخعون) is a Lebanese village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 6,451 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents were mainly Sunni Muslim.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Bukha'un, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.

References

^ Bakhoun, Localiban
^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Bakhoun, Localiban

[localiban-1] Bakhoun, Localiban

[muni-2] "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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v t e Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, North Governorate
Capital: Miniyeh
Towns and villages	Aassoun Bakhoun Beddawi Beit El Faqs Btermaz Bqaa Safrine Haql El Aazimeh Kfar Habou Khaldieh Markabta Miniyeh Mrah Es Srayj Qarsita Qattine Sfira Sir Tarane
Palestinian refugee camps	Beddawi refugee camp
Other	Dinniyeh