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Baaloul
Village in Beqaa, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baaloul (in Arabic بعلول, . Tr B'alūl) is a town located in the western Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
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Baaloul lies within the upper Litani river basin and is located along a mountainous area bordering Mount Lebanon.[1] It is primarily agricultural and is bounded by the village of Lala to the northeast, and the village of Karaoun to southwest.[2] The current population is approximately 200 native people from the village, considering that many residents live abroad. The community lies in a religiously diverse district that contains both Christian and Muslim families.[3][4]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Baaloul's population being predominantly Sunni Muslims.[5] However, by 1982, during the Lebanese Civil War, statistics indicated that the population included both Christians and Muslims.[3]
On 19 October 2024, three people in the town were killed by an Israeli airstrike, including the mayor of Sohmor, Hajj Haidar Shahla during the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[6]
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