Froun فرون | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Froun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°17′49″N35°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 municipality in theBint Jbeil District in southernLebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer, the nameFurûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".[1]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100Metawileh, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cutcisterns."[2]
In 2014Muslims made up 99.89% of registered voters in Froun. 98.32% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[3]
