Batloun is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Batloun with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~1080 m
Batloun is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon roughly 49 km from Beirut.
Distinct from Btaloun in Aley. Anis Freiha traced the Syriac name to 'place of the small hill'; other readings give 'house of the young lad' or 'place of dew'. Rock-cut sarcophagi in the Farmaniyeh quarter attest to its antiquity.
A Druze village whose lands are irrigated by Barouk waters. It takes part in the Beiteddine Festivals, and rock-cut tombs in its territory point to ancient settlement.
registered voters ~1,500 · area ~550 ha · ~44 km from Beirut
أبو صالح، أبو وادي - بوادي، جنبلاط، حاطوم، حداد، سرحال، قيس، كمال الدين
The town of Batloun is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 44 km from Beirut, at around 1080 m elevation.
Batloun is about 44 km from Beirut.
Distinct from Btaloun in Aley. Anis Freiha traced the Syriac name to 'place of the small hill'; other readings give 'house of the young lad' or 'place of dew'. Rock-cut sarcophagi in the Farmaniyeh quarter attest to its antiquity.
Families associated with Batloun include: أبو صالح, أبو وادي - بوادي, جنبلاط, حاطوم, حداد, سرحال, قيس, كمال الدين.
Notable people connected to Batloun include Dr. Abbas Abou Saleh, Qasim Bek Abou Qasim Hassan, Aref Bek Hassan.