Miniara (Arabic: منياره) (also transliterated Minyara) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000.
Miniara
منياره | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Miniara Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′57″N 36°03′38.76″E / 34.53250°N 36.0607667°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar Governorate |
| District | Akkar District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History edit
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village (named Menyarah), whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[1]
In 1856 it was named Menyarah on Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year,[2]
Miniara is the birthplace of Ibrahim Beik El-Sarraf, the first member of the Lebanese parliament to represent the Christian seat of Akkar for 2 terms when Lebanon was still a French Mandate, and his younger brother "Afandi" Zeki EL Sarraf the first mayor in the municipality of Akkar in his village Miniara.[citation needed] Dr Yacoub El Sarraf, son of Ibrahim El Sarraf, was elected the Minister of Health of Lebanon in 1964[3] and was known for treating poor people free of charge and his many public services.--. The current mayor of the village of Miniara is Toni Naim Aboud since 1998.[citation needed]
Demographics edit
The population is religiously diverse. A Christian village but of several different denominations with a majority of Greek Orthodox and including Melkite Greek Catholic, Maronite Catholic, and Evangelical.[4]
Education edit
The majority of Miniara's teenage population is either in high school or has completed high school.
Miniara has both private and public schools.
Private Schools edit
- Saint Joseph's High School
- Saint Joseph's Elementary School
- Ecole Nationale Orthodoxe (E.N.O)
- Modern School
Public Schools edit
- Miniara Female Public School
- Miniara Public High School
- Miniara Boys Public School
References edit
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
- ^ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon
- ^ "Ministers of Health". The Ministry of Public Health.
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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Bibliography edit
External links edit
- Minyara, Localiban
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- [2]
- Al Mustaqbal - article on Fouad Ibrahim Sarraf accessed January 13, 2007.