Mazraat Meshref
Mazraat Meshref
مزرعة مشرف | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.88 sq mi (12.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Mazraat Meshref (Arabic: مزرعة مشرف) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Mezrah means "the sown land".[2]
History
[edit | edit source]"In the Wady Ashur, west of Mezrah, may be seen the most important rock sculpture in the whole of the country round Tyre. It is a cdla or niche cut in the rock, below a great cavern cut out of the wall of the valley. The end of the niche is entirely occupied by a carving, which has an Egyptian appearance. The head-dresses especially of the principal personage, who is represented sitting, are quite those of Egypt, and greatly resemble the pschent. Like all these Egypto-Phoenician sculptures, that of the Wady Ashur has the winged globe. The whole greatly resembles the Egyptian door of Umm el Awamid. Unfortunately the carving is in a very bad state. It has for centuries served as a mark for the Metawileh who traverse the valley, and in hatred of idolatry, think they must fire a shot at it".[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Mezrah: "A small village, built of stone, on hill-top, spring, birket, and cisterns, with many ruined houses; it contains about 100 Metawileh. There are olives, figs, and arable land around."[4] They further noted: "There are ruined houses, lintels of well-dressed stone, and some cisterns in this village."[5]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.33% of registered voters in Mazraat Meshref. 97.40% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Mazraat El Mechref (archive.org), Localiban
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 30
- ^ Renan, 1864, p. 640, as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 136
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 93
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 136
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Mazraat El Mechref (archive.org), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
