Official Name: | Deir ez-Zahrani |
Native Name: | دير الزهراني |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nabatieh District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Land Km2: | 12.09 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.4311°N 35.4594°W |
Elevation M: | 400 |
Deir ez-Zahrani (ar|دير الزهراني) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. It is located from Beirut.[1]
In 1875 Victor Guérin noted: "[Deir Zaharany] is located on a hill, has a population of 100 Métualis, to which must be added about twenty Christians. It succeeded an ancient locality, as evidenced by several fragments of scattered columns here and there and a number of ashlars embedded in a ruined mosque and in private houses. It was in one of these dwellings that was found in 1861, and brought back to the khan of Saida, an ancient funerary cippe, with palm, crown and lemnisque, and whose Greek inscription was reproduced by Mr. Renan."[2]
In 2014 Muslims made up 97.67% of registered voters in Deir ez-Zahrani. 95.04% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.
. Ernest Renan. Mission de Phénicie. 1. 1864. French . 523.