Khalouat

Khalouat alt. Khalwat (Arabic: خلوات) is a local authority the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Khalouat
خلوات
village
Khalouat
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°24′58″N 35°44′19″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of el-Khulwat as being Druze.[1]

See also

References
  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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