Official Name: | Bakhoun |
Native Name: | Arabic: بخعون |
Mapsize: | 100 best |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | Districts of Lebanon |
Subdivision Name1: | North Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Miniyeh-Danniyeh District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.97 |
Timezone: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 34.4097°N 36.015°W |
Bakhoun (ar|بخعون) is a Lebanese village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 6,451 eligible voters in the 2009 elections, and the residents were mainly Sunni Muslim.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Bukha'un, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.