Majdal Zoun

Majdal Zoun or Majdalzoun is a municipality in the Tyre district of Southern Lebanon.
The total population of the town is about 4500, who work predominantly in agriculture. The municipality was established in 2004.

History

Ottoman era

In 1596, it was named as a village, Majdal Zurayd, in the Ottoman nahiya of Tibnin under the liwa' of Safad, with a population of 5 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats & beehives; in addition to occasional revenues and a tax on winter pastures; a total of 3,100 akçe.
In 1881, the village was described under the name El Mejdel in the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine as "A large and conspicuous village, containing about 400 Moslems ; it is situated on a hill, with figs, olives, and arable land. The water from birket; there are two cisterns in village."

Modern era

Situated near the Israeli–Lebanese border, the town has been the target of numerous Israeli airstrikes throughout the conflict since 2023.

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.96% of registered voters in Majdal Zoun. 99.53% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.