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Tanbourit
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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]
Key Information
History
[edit]In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted the village Tanbourit "beyond a ravine". The inhabitants were Maronites.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Christians made up 98.40% of registered voters in Tanbourit. 86.10% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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."
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة طنبوريت، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
[edit]- Tanbourit, Localiban
