1- Origin name of Harouf - Population - Families - Neighborhoods

3- Harouf and Water Project... (Tasseh Spring)

The Town Location:

Harouf.. is a town from the district of Nabateiyeh City, South of Lebanon. It's away from it around 5 kms, from the West, rising from the sea 480 meters, and is considered as an important educational, commercial and trading area. It's bordered by five neighboring villages nearby are;Dwair, Toul, Jibsheet, Zibdeen and Shukeen.

Harouf Map - Neighboring Towns

Marj Harouf - Industrial Trading Area

Marj Harouf - the sale of spare parts for new and used cars

A1- Origin of name for Harouf:

An old building house in the plaza of the old town

Harouf old mosque (Al-Thughrah) at the entrance to the town

B1- Population:

With residents, about 15,000 souls. The number of houses about 1,100 houses, covering an area of 7,700 dunums = 7.7 sq km, and the number of voters are 3,753 electors.

One of pharmacies operating in the town

C1- Families, which represents community of Harouf:

The reputation of the people of Harouf, interesting in science and learning, graduated lot of doctors, lawyers, journalists, patent sculptors, militaries, teachers, a number of men of thought and literature, and where a very large proportion of intellectuals, academics, and high university degrees .

The main town's mosque

D1- Residential Neighborhoods:

Marj Harouf, Al-Nasiriyah, Sakran neighborhood, Al Baydar, Shakreih, Main Square (plaza), Al-Eyen, Al-Jabal, Khallet Al-Zaatar, Al-Bayyadh, Al-Thughrah, Al-Tayyouneh, Ksar, Alzagarin, Al-Qalaa, Bayyadh Al-Assafeer, Khallet Al-Teen, Al-Shamaliyat, Al-Dhaher, Al-ssaff neighborhood... And others.

One of the old neighborhoods in the plaza

A2- Town Privileges:

Historical Monuments in Harouf:

Harouf... as any Lebanese village, was not born overnight, it is deeply rooted in history, with the evidence raised of its caves monuments effects, the old utensils and sarcophagus deployed in its caves, which is still fixed landmarks to this day, despite of the of natural and geographical disasters over the time, as earthquakes, eclipsed, erosion and other factors.

Husseineiyah in Harouf

1- Mills ( Al-Maasser):

Mills.. are two great basins digging in the rock, one is rectangular with 2x1meter, the second rounded in a cylinder dimensions ranging between one meter of diameter and a half meters to rise, the surrounding area has  named by its name.. (Al-Maasser). It is likely the elderly in the town, were either using them for oil or alcohol throughout the history. But today they have held their texture houses for (Nasr) families, wasting the historical landmarks, and the region has became, since the early 1970s, known as (Nasiriyah), that region which is located in the South-West of the outlying area of Harouf.

2- The Birds Valley (Wadi Al-assafeer):

While its geographical location, is in the Southern region of Harouf real estate, between the village of Jebsheet and Harouf. This valley also played a prominent role in ambushes, during the domestic conflict, which was fueled by the Othmanians in precedent periods, for distracted them from the liberal and fateful duty, and inspired them by conflicts among themselves in the late of the Nineteenth Century.

 Bazzaz Archaeological Cave

3- (Bazzaz)  Cave:

Containing inside a corridor within a length of about 10 meters with only one meter in width. Its famous and importance raises on the forms of its stones. Some looks like the lion, others like the chandeliers strung, etc.., Today, it is the destination of many of the residents and villagers of neighboring towns, to enjoy and see its natural features, it's located in the Western outlying area of Harouf.

4- (Shakeriah) Neighborhood:

This neighborhood has like warm historic character, which is distinctive from the rest of lamentations of Harouf, where involve a close goes back to the days of the feudal conflict  between (Al-Sagheer) family and (Sukur) family in 1649, the year in which the (Amel Lands) where the rule is turned to (Ali Al-Sagheer) family, after their assassination victory over (Shukur) families in Tibneen and Qana towns in attending a wedding.

As a result, the (Shukur) families spread in the villages of Nabatiyeh, Jebsheet, Kfarrumman, Al-Reihan and Harouf, after tracking them by Sheikh/ Hussein bin Ali Al-Sagheer, revenge for his fathers and grandparents. Shukur families have established their residential area in the Southern limitation of Harouf, as workers or feudal committed. Hence the point where they resided, gained their family name (Shakeriah), which formed a small separate rally, still carrying their name to the present day.

(Dairqays).. The Archeological Area

5- (Dairqays).. The Archeological:

This Southern-Eastern spot in the outlying area of Harouf, with the historical rocks, wells and stone amphitheater, as (Qays) ancient ruins, which all are still evident, likely it is actually goes back to the pre-Islamic covenant, the covenant of (Emreaulqays), which confirms that, the thresholds over there.

B2- Administrative Institutions:

Its municipal council, consisting of 15 members. It has three mayors, two official schools, three private schools, more than five social associations, three printing houses, a sporting club, a health clinic, three pharmacies, two farms of cattle and cows, four fuel stations, four sewing labs, a large number of shops in the side of the industrial region, four plants nurseries, a dispatch station of the official television, and another for strengthening transmission and reception of cellular phone services.

Municipal Center of Harouf

C2- Production:

Harouf rely mainly on the educational sector, construction, trade, local agriculture and some wood and metal industries, and others...

D2- Water:

Harouf feed mainly from (Tasseh Spring), in addition to the artesian well in the town, (Fakhreddin) wells, and several small springs and fountains, such as: (Eyen Bneet), (Eyen Al-Dahabb), the town well and others...

3- Harouf and Water Project... (Tasseh Spring)

The celebration of this achievement, which was considered the first of its kind at that time, a celebration was popular in the area of, "Al_Hawouz" in the town of "Kfarrumman" on the 28th of January 1924. Harouf has represented to the concert the poet Professor Mohammad Ali Al-Houmani, and his brother Sheikh/ Hussein Al-Houmani, and the town mayor then Assayyed/ Amin Qassim Badreddin, and may the poet Mohammad Ali Al-Houmani has prepared a poem in this occasion, he said at the very beginning of the (Simple and Bless the Deformation):

This poem was influential in the minds of revellers.....

Secondary Harouf first official school in Sakran neighborhood

Harouf second official school English section

 New Lebanon's secondary school, one of activated private schools

A4- Population Distributions in terms of:

1- The Evolution of Population:

2- As Economic Activities:

3- Educational level who are in the phase of the study:

Note that, this field study, included a sample of the population of the town, for about 50 families of different educational and economic levels. So, it is not a comprehensive study of all the population of Harouf.