Joun

Joun (also Joon, Djoun in Phoenician, in Arabic جون ) is a Lebanese village sitting on seven hills in the Chouf (in Arabic قضاء الشوف) district of Mount Lebanon at a distance of 13 kilometers from the city of Sidon.

Joun means "the corner" in Aramaic, and it is located in between Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon, forming a corner shape.

It is a village of approximately 7,400 inhabitants mainly Greek Catholic, Shiite and Maronite.

Joun is an old village located above the temple of the Phoenician god Eshmun near the city of Sidon.

In 1887 the Ottomans appointed the first commission of Joun. The members were: Gerges Chamy, Mitri Mousawbaa, Assaad Khoriaty, Mikhael Nab’aa, Youssef Gebran Khoury (Greek Catholics), Hossein Chamseddine, Hossein Saleh (Shiites), Ibrahim Youness, Youssef Estephan (Maronites) and Youssef Koussa (Protestant). Their tasks were to take care of the land of Joun and regulate the environment and day-to-day work, such as agricultural life and water and also to supervise the local security. By 1898, the commission had its own logo, and each member had his own stamp. And the members used it to sign official statements.

In 1903, the Ottoman Empire put a law that required electing the municipality members instead of recruiting them; And since then, Joun had its elected officials who took care of local matters as well as supervised the relationship with the national authority.

Joun has a public Library (Michel Nab’aa Public Library).

In Joun today there are three churches and one mosque. It also has four schools: two public and two private.

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