Froun

Froun (Arabic: فرون) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Froun فرون
Municipality
Froun Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 35°25′43″E
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

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Furûn comes from "the ovens" or "reservoirs".^[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing 100 Metawileh, situated on a hill and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. The water is supplied from rock-cut cisterns."^[2]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.89% of registered voters in Froun. 98.32% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[3]