- Arnoun
Infobox City Lebanon
official_name = Arnoun
native_name = ارنون
governorate = Nabatieh Governorate
district = Nabatieh District
lat_deg = 33
lat_min = 20
lat_sec = 0
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 35
lon_min = 32
lon_sec = 0
lon_hem = E
elevation_m = 550
mapx = 33.333333
mapy = 35.533333Arnoun ( _ar. ارنون, _he. ארנון) is a Shiite MuslimFact|date=February 2007 village 7
kilometre s (4mile s) south-east ofNabatiyeh , inNabatiyeh Governorate , southernLebanon . The village is located approximately 8kilometre s (5mile s) from theIsrael i border. The village is approximately 550metre s (1,800 feet) above sea level [ [http://download.destinationlebanon.com/destleb/promenade/nabatieh.pdf Regional Promenade Brochures - Al-Nabatieh] ] , and approximately onekilometre (0.62mile s) from the Beaufort Castle.The noted academic and commentator
Fouad Ajami was born in Arnoun [ [http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20030428&s=shatz "The Native Informant", Adam Schatz, The Nation, April 28, 2003] (accessed September 6, 2006)] .Ancient History
Arnoun is linked to the nearby Beaufort Castle. The town's name is derived from the Aramaic "arnoun", meaning "little top", referring to the highland where the Beaufort Castle stands [ [http://download.destinationlebanon.com/destleb/promenade/nabatieh.pdf Regional Promenade Brochures - Al-Nabatieh] ] . The castle itself was referred to as "Qal'at Shqif Arnoun" (Aramaic: "the castle of the high rock on the hill"), from which the town took its name.
Modern History
After the establishment of the
Israel i Security Zone insouthern Lebanon in1985 , Arnoun lay just outside its boundaries, although, from its position at the Beaufort Castle, theIsrael Defense Force (IDF) effectively controlled the village.On
February 17 ,1999 [ [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9904/16/israel.lebanon.01/ "Israeli jets attack, troops seize village in south Lebanon", CNN, April 16, 1999] (accessed September 6, 2006)] , after attacks on IDF forces were launched from Arnoun, the village was formally incorporated into the Security Zone.The IDF left Arnoun in May
2000 , when it evacuated the Security Zone.References
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