Kounin
Kounin
كونين | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Kounin Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′56″N 35°26′17″E / 33.14889°N 35.43806°E | |
| Grid position | 191/283 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kounin (Arabic: كونين, romanized: Kūnīn) is a municipality in Lebanon located in Bint Jbeil District, south-east of Tibnin.
Etymology
[edit]E. H. Palmer wrote that the name Kounin came from a personal name.[1]
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin gives the population of this place at 400, divided between Moslems and Metawileh.[2]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 Metawileh; it is situated on ridge, with olives and arable land around; water from cisterns in the village and from a large birket."[3] They further noted: "There are two round and two octagonal pillars at this village, remains of old materials, and a lintel measuring 17' long and bearing a Greek inscription. There are also several cisterns and a large birkeh. The inscription on the lintel is probably the common formula, KYPIE BOHΘH ("Help, Lord")."[4]
In March 2024, senior Hezbollah commander in the elite Redwan force, Ismail al-Zin, was killed by an Israeli drone strike in Kounin.[5]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.60% of registered voters in Kounin. 97.67% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 87
- ↑ Guérin, 1880, p. 375; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 250
- ↑ Fabian, Emanuel (2024-03-31). "IDF: Top Hezbollah operative killed in south Lebanon strike; soldier hurt by rocket". Times of Israel.
- ↑ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة كونين، قضاء بنت جبيل محافظة النبطية في لبنان".
Bibliography
[edit]- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
[edit]- Kounine, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
