Beit Yahoun
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]
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 | |
| Grid position | 189/284 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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
- The house of Yâhûn, personal name, according to Palmer 1881, p. 68
- "Beit Yahoun". localiban.org. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Guérin, 1880, pp. 375-376
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 201
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
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