Batrun
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| Governorate : | North Lebanon | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 15 ′ N , 35 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 15,386 (2010) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
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Batrun ( Arabic البترون, DMG al-Batrūn ) is a coastal city in the northern governorate of Lebanon . Batrun is the capital of the district of the same name and the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese . The name is derived from the Greek Bothrys and was later Latinized to Botrus . Strabo , Pliny and Ptolemy mentioned the Hellenistic colony .
The city is about 50 kilometers north of Beirut and 25 kilometers south of Tripoli . Lido and a lively nightlife make Batrun a popular destination. The city is surrounded by lemon groves and has been known for the fresh lemonade that is made from it since the early 20th century .
In 1932 there were 2,136 inhabitants who were mostly Maronites . For 2010, 15,386 inhabitants were calculated.
history
Batrun is located on a headland that was settled by the Phoenicians . In ancient times the place was named Theoprosopon , in the Byzantine period it was called Cape Lithprosopon . The city was founded by Ithobal I , king of Tire , whose daughter Dschesabel (897 to 866 BC) married Ahab .
In Roman times, Batrun belonged to the province of Phenicia Prima and during the Christianization the city became the seat of a suffragan bishop of the Patriarch of Antioch .
In the year 551 Batrun was destroyed by an earthquake . Historians say that this is how the natural harbor was created.
Since the 10th century, Batrun was the seat of a Greek Orthodox diocese and the bishops Porphyrius (451), Elias (512) and Stephan (553) came from here. At the time, Batrun, which was only given this name when it was conquered by the Muslims , was known as Petrounion .
At the time of the Crusades in the 12th and 13th centuries, Batrun formed an independent rule within the county of Tripoli . The crusader castle Mousaylaha , located in the northwest of the city, also dates from this time . In 1282 Batrun was conquered by the Mamluks .
Under Ottoman rule, Batrun was the administrative seat and seat of a Maronite diocese.
Personalities
- Gebran Bassil (* 1970), Lebanese politician
- Joseph Attieh (born May 14, 1987), singer
- Butros Harb , politician
- Farid Mkari , politician
literature
- Immanuel Benzinger : Botrys (1) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 793.
Web links
- Official site of the City (English)
- Website of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Byblos & Batrun (Arabic / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
