Zawarib
Al-Zawarib
زواريب | |
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Coordinates: 34°31′49″N 36°04′12″E / 34.53028°N 36.07000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Akkar |
District | Akkar |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nametallah Wehbe (Elected May 2016) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,000 |
Time zone | 2 |
• Summer (DST) | 3 |
Zawarib, Al-Zawarib, Zouarib (Arabic: الزواريب) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, situated on a hill above the Akkar valley and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Zawarib is surrounded by the village of Miniara from the South and Sheik Taba from the North.
History
[edit]In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[1]
Social life
[edit]The village population is around 1000 many of them live outside Lebanon. 283 persons voted in the 2009 municipal elections to elect 9 village council members. All the village residents are Christians with a majority of Greek-Orthodox.[2]
Families
[edit]The major families in Zawarib are: Naddour, Matar, Nader, Farah, Farfour, Saoud, Chahoud, Wehbe, Fakhoury, Habib, Daas, Greige, Nabout and Tohme.[citation needed]
Education and Employment
[edit]There is a relatively high literacy in the village. A few prominent Ph.D. holders, and much more Master’s degrees holders especially among the young generation. The most prominent intellectual personality from Zawarib is Dr. Suheil Farah, a professor in history who was the first foreigner to be granted the highest award of the Russian Academy and a nominee for Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Other occupations include: Doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, and employees in the public sector. Many of the poorly educated youth are enrolled in the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces with many highly ranked officers among them.[citation needed]
References
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Zouarib Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban