Dibbin
Dibbin
دبين | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 136/159 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Dibbin (Arabic: دبين) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon, located just north of Marjayoun.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1596, it was named as a village, Dibin, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 41 households and 6 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, olive trees, "dulab harir", goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,969 akçe.[1][2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Dibbine as a predominantly Metawileh and Greek Christian village.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 93.77% and Christians made up 6.04% of registered voters in Dibbin. 87.49% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 181
- ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 137
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/دبين/المذاهب/
Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Dibbine, Localiban
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