Majdaloun

Majdaloun (Arabic: مجدلون, also Majdloun) is a village in the Baalbek District, in Baalbek-Hermel, one of the governorates of Lebanon. Majdaloun is one of the eighty-three municipalities of the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate and of 1,052 for the whole of Lebanon.^[1]: 8–9

Majdaloun مجدلون
Village
Majdaloun Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 36°08′10″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
District	Baalbek District
Elevation	3,410 ft (1,040 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Mejdelun as a village in the plain in the Baalbek area.^[2]

Demographics

In 2014, Majdaloun had 1,015 registered voters. Of these adult-aged villagers, 528 (52%) were Christians, predominantly of the Maronite Church, with 293 members (28.9% of the total voters). There were also Melkite Greek Catholic – and other Eastern-rite Catholics^[a] – (11%), and Greek Orthodox (8.8%) minorities. Almost all of the 478 Muslims were Shiites (44.5%), with a small number of Sunni Muslims (2.6%). Combined, the 478 Muslims were 47.1% of village voters.^[3]

See also

• Tell Majdaloun

Notes

1. Besides Maronites, the number of Eastern-rite Catholics were 111 Melkites and one Armenian Catholic. There was a single Latin Catholic counted. In addition to the 115 Greek Orthodox Christians, there were a few members of Oriental Orthodox churches. One voter was designated "Evangelical (Protestant)" and another as simply "Christian".

   Numbers for these denominations with small populations present are listed below:^[3]

   • Christian, not otherwise specified – 1
   • Evangelical Protestant – 1
   • Catholic:
     • Latin (Western-rite) Catholic – 1
     • Eastern Catholics:
       • Armenian Catholic – 1
   • Oriental Orthodox:
     • Armenian Orthodox – 1
     • Syriac Orthodox – 4

   The religion or denomination of nine villagers was unstated or not collected.