Arzoun

{{Infobox settlement    |name = Arzoun |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = ارزون |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |total_type =  |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Lebanon |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Lebanon}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Lebanon|Governorate]] | subdivision_name1 = [[South Governorate]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Lebanon|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Tyre District|Tyre]]  |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = |parts_style =  |parts =  |p1 = |p2 =   |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name =  |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title =  |established_date =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =  |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent =  |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 =  |population_density_sq_mi =  |timezone = GMT +3 |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coor_type =  |coordinates = {{coord|33|16|58|N|35|22|38|E|region:LB|display=inline,title}} | grid_position =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Arzoun''' ({{langx|ar|ارزون|Ārzūn}}) or ''Kerzon'',<ref>P.n. (Proper Name), according to Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft/page/23/mode/1up 23]</ref> is a municipality in [[Tyre District]], [[South Governorate|Governorate of South Lebanon]]. ==History== In 1875, [[Victor Guérin]] noted "To the east and at the bottom of the hill of [[Derdarhieh]], is the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Kerzoun. Situated on a low mound, it consists of a few houses, inhabited by five families of [[Metualis]], and has succeeded a more important ancient village."<ref>Guérin, 1880, p.[https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n297/mode/1up 257]-258: "A l'est et au bas de la colline de Derdarhieh, est le hameau de Kerzoun. Situé sur un faible monticule, il se compose de quelques maisons, habitées par cinq familles de Métualis, et a succédé à un village antique plus important."</ref>

In 1881, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s [[PEF Survey of Palestine|''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP)]] described the village (which they called ''Kerzon''), as: "A small village of [[adobe|mud]] and stone, with a large palm-tree near, containing about fifty [[Metawileh]]. It is situated in the valley, with figs and arable land around. There is a spring and [[cistern]]s at the village."<ref name=SWP92>Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/92/mode/1up 92]</ref>

==Demographics== In 2014, [[Islam in Lebanon|Muslims]] made up 99.58% of registered voters in Arzoun. 97.46% of the voters were [[Lebanese Shia Muslims|Shiite Muslims]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%86/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8/|title=التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة ارزون، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان|website=إعْرَفْ لبنان}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist|25em}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder |last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener |year=1881 |url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology |location=London|publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]] |volume=1}} *{{cite book |last=Guérin|first=V.|authorlink=Victor Guérin |title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine |url=https://archive.org/details/descriptiongogr00gugoog|volume=3: Galilee, pt. 2 |year=1880|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris |language=French}} *{{cite book |last=Palmer|first=E.H.|authorlink=Edward Henry Palmer |year=1881 |url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer |publisher=[[Palestine Exploration Fund|Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund]]}} {{refend}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20191107110217/http://www.localiban.org/arzoun-3661 Arzoun (archive.org)], localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg Wikimedia commons]

[[Category:Populated places in Tyre District]] [[Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon]]