Beit Yahoun
Beit Yahoun
بيت ياحون | |
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City | |
![]() ![]() Beit Yahoun Location within Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°07′06.87″N 35°26′02.39″E / 33.1185750°N 35.4339972°ECoordinates: 33°07′06.87″N 35°26′02.39″E / 33.1185750°N 35.4339972°E | |
Grid position | 189/284 PAL |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Bint Jbeil District |
Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Beit Yahoun (Arabic: بيت ياحون)[1] is a village in Lebanon located near Bint Jbeil, in the Nabatiye Governorate. Beit Yahoun is 117 km from Beirut. It is 950 meters above sea level and covers an area of 485 hectares.[2]
History[]
Visiting in 1875, Victor Guérin described it as a village with 150 Metualis (Shia Muslims).[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about fifty Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with grapes and figs. There are no springs, but a birket and cisterns for water supply.”[4]
References[]
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.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- 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[]
- Beit Yahoun, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Categories:
- Populated places in Bint Jbeil District
- Populated places in Lebanon