Majdaloun

Majdaloun 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 were Christians, predominantly of the Maronite Church, with 293 members. There were also Melkite Greek Catholic – and other Eastern-rite Catholics –, and Greek Orthodox (8.8%) minorities. Almost all of the 478 Muslims were Shiites, with a small number of Sunni Muslims. Combined, the 478 Muslims were 47.1% of village voters.