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MAHROUNA (in Arabic: محرونة، محرونا) is a small agribusiness town located in the south of Lebanon. It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from Beirut the country's capital, and 18 kilometres
to the southeast of the city of Tyre. The population is approximately 4500 inhabitant. This i
ncreases to 6000 in vacations and summer
times, according to a municipal member. Old Town House
Marouna Mosque
Town's Green View
Oak Tree Hill
This peaceful quite town is rich with its green surrounding. But it is especially famous for its
oak trees hill which forms a natural park for the town’s residents. Large squared stones arranged on top of each other which forms a part of a solid wall corner. The residents believe it is the remains of a small castle or stronghold. Unfortunately, this greenly oak hill was bombarded several times, since the 1970s, by the Israeli war jets. As a result, large numbers of the oak trees were burnt at some parts of the hill, especially on 2006 aggression. The town is predominately inhabited by Muslims, though the surrounding area also has a significant
Mahrouna Municipality Building
Christian minority. Inhabitants are mostly close or distant relatives. Its known families by surnames are: Wehbi, Ghanem ,Ne'meh, Awada, Makki, Shawraba, Salman and Abdullah ,rabab. Mahrouna became a municipality in the last four years. In 2004 municipal elections, 9 municipal
council members were elected for six years. Now The municipality runs the services required for
the town independently. Although, it remains under the control of the central government.
