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Zawarib

Coordinates: 34°31′49″N 36°04′12″E / 34.53028°N 36.07000°E / 34.53028; 36.07000
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Al-Zawarib
زواريب
Al-Zawarib is located in Lebanon
Al-Zawarib
Al-Zawarib
Location in Lebanon. The surrounding district can be seen on the map.
Coordinates: 34°31′49″N 36°04′12″E / 34.53028°N 36.07000°E / 34.53028; 36.07000
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Government
 • MayorNametallah Wehbe (Elected May 2016)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 • Total1,000
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

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[1]

Social life

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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