Bouarij Explained

Official Name:Bouarej
Native Name:بوارج
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beqaa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zahle District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,250
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.8125°N 35.8222°W
Elevation M:1310

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

Population

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.

External links

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111732/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMOnthly-Municip-E91-Feb10.pdf . 2016-03-04 ., p.5.