Falougha-Khalouat
Falougha - Khalwat Falougha (Arabic: فالوغا) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The municipality consists of the villages of Falougha and Khalwat Falougha. It is 35 kilometers east of Beirut. Falougha - Khalwat Falougha has an average elevation of 1,250 meters above sea level and a total land area of 1,563 hectares. In 2016, Falougha had 3,400 registered voters while Khalwat Falougha had 600.
Falougha - Khalwat Falougha | |
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Falougha - Khalwat Falougha Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′15″N 35°44′26″E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Baabda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,563 ha (3,862 acres) |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
There is a public school in the village with 150 students as of 2016 and a local hospital with thirty beds. There are seven companies that each employ over five employees operating in Falougha. Falougha has a mixed population of Druze and Christians from the Maronite, Melkite (Greek Catholic) and Greek Orthodox denominations, while Khalouat Falougha's inhabitants are entirely Druze.