Joun (also Joon, Djoun in Phoenician, Arabic: جون) is a Lebanese village sitting on seven hills in the Chouf (Arabic: قضاء الشوف) district of Mount Lebanon at a distance of 13 kilometers from the city of Sidon in Lebanon. Joun means "the corner" in Aramaic, and it is located in between Mount Lebanon and South Lebanon, forming a corner shape. Joun is a village of approximately 7,400 inhabitants, who are mainly Greek Catholic, Shiite, and Maronite.