Bouarej (also spelled Bouarij, Bouârej, Buariji or Bwareg) is a village located on the eastern side of the Church Mountain, Beqaa.

Bouarej
بوارج
Bouarej is located in Lebanon
Bouarej
Bouarej
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°48′45″N 35°49′20″E / 33.81250°N 35.82222°E / 33.81250; 35.82222
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBeqaa Governorate
DistrictZahle District
Elevation
4,300 ft (1,310 m)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,250
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Population

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Bouarij has 1,274 registered voters in the 2009 elections. The population follow Sunni Islam.[1] In the municipal Lebanese elections of 2004, Bouarej counted 1,905 registered voters of which 1,141 voted. For the past 150 years, the village has been populated by four main families: Chahine, Jabr, Jaber and AlBast.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), p.5.
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https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106000420825&view=1up&seq=13&skin=mobile Buarij: Portrait Of A Lebanese Muslim Village : Fuller, Anne H: