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Belleeks is a small village in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 150 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area and in the Barony of Upper Fews.

Belleeks lies between the villages of Camlough and Newtownhamilton, abreast the A25 between the Newtownhamilton and Newry. The nearest large town is Newry, approximately 7 miles to the east and Whitecross is the nearest settlement approximately 2 miles to the north. Belleeks lies in the townland of Belleks Lower.

Saint Lawrence O'Toole's Roman Catholic Church sits in a prominent location above the village whilst a Church of Ireland Church and Orange Hall lie between Belleeks and Whitecross. The village has two public houses, a small store, a part-time factory and a public common in the village centre. The village has developed from a linear settlement along the A25 as late as the 1960s with the addition of five private and local authority housing developments since the 1970s.

Most residents work away from the village with the largest scale local industry remaining agriculture. Belleeks is served by the number 44 Ulsterbus service from Newry to Newtownhamilton a number of times daily as well as the number 40 service between Newry and Whitecross.