Roum, Lebanon

Roum (Arabic: روم) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon.

Roum روم
Municipality
Roum Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′07″N 35°31′44″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Jezzine District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Ram, a village located in "Aklim Jezzin, East of et-Tuffa".^[1]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 62.61% and Muslims made up 37.08% of registered voters in Roum. 38.80% of the voters were Greek Catholics, 35.51% were Shiite Muslims and 20.63% were Maronite Catholics.^[2]