Majdaloun Explained

Official Name:Majdaloun
Native Name:مجدلون
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baalbek District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.9889°N 36.1361°W
Elevation M:1040

Majdaloun (ar|مجدلون) is a village in the Baalbek District in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Mejdelun as a village in the plain in the Baalbek area.[1]

Demographics

As of 2014, Majdaloun has 1,015 registered voters. 528 (52.02%) of them were Christians, predominantly Maronite but with Greek Catholic and Greek Orthodox minorities. 478 (47.09%) were Muslims, almost all of whom were Shiites.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145
  2. Web site: التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة مجدلون، قضاء بعلبك محافظة البقاع في لبنان . 2024-11-23 . إعْرَفْ لبنان . en.