Brih Explained
Brih, Breeh (Arabic: بريح) is a village in the Chouf District in Mount Lebanon region, Lebanon. Brih is located away from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It sits at an altitude of above sea level and has an overall surface area of 305ha.
The word Brih is of Syro-Aramaic origin it means "The House of the Perfume" where "Bet" which means house or place and "Rih" or "Reeha" means perfume.
Access to Brih
There are three roads leading to Brih:
- Road from East of Lebanon: Beqaa – Maaser El Chouf – Moukhtara – Boqaata – Ain w Zain – Batloun – Kfar Nabrakh – Brih.
- Road from North of Lebanon : Beirut – Aley – Bhamdoun – Saoufar – Mdayrij – Ain Dara – Nabeh Safa – Brih.
- Road from South of Lebanon: Damour – Deir el Qamar – Maaser Beit Eddin – Fouwara – Brih.
Population
Brih is a mixed Druze and Christian village.[1]
St George's Church attack
Druze leftist gunmen attacked St George's Church during prayers on August 21, 1977, with automatic gunfire inside and around the church killing 13 people.[2] [3] [4]
Religious places in Brih
- The Druze House, or the Village House.
- Saint Georges is a Maronite
- Saint Elias, another Maronite Church
External links
Notes and References
- News: Brih – Chouf centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban (localiban). 1999-12-31. CDR. 2010-10-09. 2014-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140918052832/http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4212. dead.
- Web site: ictj . 2014-07-30 . Massacre of St. George Church in Brih . 2022-06-12 . Civil Society Knowledge Centre . en.
- Web site: September 2013 . Lebanon's Legacy of Political Violence, A Mapping of Serious Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lebanon, 1975-2008 . International Center for Transitional Justice.
- Web site: Welle (www.dw.com) . Deutsche . A tough homecoming for Lebanon's Christians DW 09.03.2015 . 2022-06-13 . DW.COM . en-GB.
