Tanbourit
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Tanbourit
طنبوريت | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| Elevation | 980 ft (300 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tanbourit (Arabic: طنبوريت) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Beirut.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted the village Tanbourit "beyond a ravine". The inhabitants were Maronites.[2]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Christians made up 98.40% of registered voters in Tanbourit. 86.10% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Tanbourit, Localiban
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 515: "A midi cinquante-cinq minutes, je redescends vers l'ouest dans l'Oued Sanik, qui commence à s'élargir, et les hautes berges qui l'encadrent s'abaissent peu à peu. A une heure quinze minutes, je gravis de nouveau cet oued vers le sud; puis, continuant à monter vers le sud-sud-est, je laisse à ma gauche, à une heure trente-cinq minutes, au delà d'un ravin, le village de Tambourit, dont la population est maronite."
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tanbourit, Localiban
