Tall Bireh (Arabic: تل بيبي) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.
Tall Bireh
تل بيبي | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Tall Bireh | |
| Coordinates: 34°37′21″N 36°03′31″E / 34.62250°N 36.05861°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,439 eligible voters |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
editIn 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tell el-Biry, located north of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Alawites.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Tall Bireh, Localiban
- ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Tall Bireh, Localiban