Majdaloun
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Majdaloun
مجدلون | |
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Village | |
  Majdaloun Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 36°08′10″E / 33.98889°N 36.13611°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
| District | Baalbek District |
| Elevation | 3,410 ft (1,040 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Majdaloun (Arabic: مجدلون) is a village in the Baalbek District in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.
History
[edit]In 1838, Eli Smith noted Mejdelun as a village in the plain in the Baalbek area.[1]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2014, Majdaloun has 1,015 registered voters. 528 (52.02%) of them were Christians, predominantly Maronite but with Greek Catholic and Greek Orthodox minorities. 478 (47.09%) were Muslims, almost all of whom were Shiites.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة مجدلون، قضاء بعلبك محافظة البقاع في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
Bibliography
[edit]External links
[edit]- Majdaloun, Localiban
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