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Village in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon
Majdaloun مجدلون
Village
Majdaloun is located in LebanonMajdalounMajdalounLocation in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 36°08′10″E / 33.98889°N 36.13611°E / 33.98889; 36.13611
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
DistrictBaalbek District
Elevation3,410 ft (1,040 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

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.

History

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

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 – (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.

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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:

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

References

  1. "1,052 Lebanese Municipalities" (PDF). Leader. The Monthly. No. 188. Information International. July 2022. pp. 5–30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024.
  2. Robinson & Smith 1841, p. 145.
  3. ^ التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة مجدلون، قضاء بعلبك محافظة البقاع في لبنان [Distribution by sect of voters in Majdaloun town, Baalbek District of Bekaa Governorate in Lebanon]. إعْرَفْ لبنان. 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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