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Majdloun
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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