one of the birkets is ruined." SWP also found here the remains of an ancient Church, with Greek inscriptions. Lebanon By the 1945 statistics the population was counted with Saliha and Maroun al-Ras, to a total of 1070 Muslims with 11,735 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 7,401 dunams were allocated to cereals, 422 dunams were irrigated or used for orchards, while 58 dunams were built-up (urban) area. In July 2006, Yaroun, like many other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Qaouzah, and Rmaich, were caught by the 2006 Lebanon War between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces. On the 23 July, 5 civilians were killed in an Israeli strike in Yaroun; victims were aged between 6 months and 75 years old. Religion Yaroun is divided between Shia Muslims and Catholic Christians. In 2009, there were 365 members of the Saint-Georges parish of the Melkite Church in the village. Social life While the majority of Yarounis visit Yaroun for the summer, approximately 60% to 70% of Yaroun natives reside outside of Lebanon, and include countries such as Australia, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and South Africa. Due to the devastation of the Israeli occupancy, and various wars in the last 40 years, economic development has been slow in the area, resulting in younger generation Yarounis to seek higher education opportunities in other countries. However, during the summer, many families return to the region, and spend time with families left behind. Notable persons Eid Hourany (1940 – 2008), French and Lebanese nuclear physicist Youssef Hourany (1931 – 2019), Lebanese writer, archeologist and historian Dominique Hourani (born 1985), Lebanese recording artist, actress, beauty queen, and former model Mohamad Kdouh (born 1997), Lebanese footballer References Bibliography External links Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons Yaroun, Localiban Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 Populated places in Bint Jbeil District