Mazraat En Nahr Explained

Mazraat En Nahr
Native Name:مزرعة النهر
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Mazraat En Nahr within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:34.284°N 35.9186°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zgharta District
Population Total:378
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33227
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+961
Website:http://mazraatennahr.weebly.com/
Footnotes:Family Names
  • Bakhous
  • Bakhos
  • Bakous
  • Bitar
  • Dib
  • Ghaleb
  • Hawwa
  • Massaad
  • Michael
  • Mouawad
  • Moujalli
  • Nasr
  • Nassif
  • Rawadi
  • Saba
  • Semaan
  • Sleiman
  • Yaacoub
  • Yaghi
  • Younan
  • Zougbi

Mazraat En Nahr (Arabic: مزرعة النهر), also spelled Mazret Al Nahr, Mazraat El Nahr or Mazraat Al Nahr, is a village located on the border line of the Zgharta District and the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Situated in the Valley of Qadisha, between the villages of Tourza and Sereel, Mazraat En Nahr is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.

Etymology/Demographics

Mazraat Al Nahr is a Lebanese word meaning “Farm/Planting by the river.” The name derives from the agricultural production of potatoes, onions, fruits, and vegetables all by the side rivers of El Karya and El Ghar Spring. The population of Mazraat En Nahr is approximately 378 people, but no official census has been taken lately. Historically, the inhabitants of Mazraat En Nahr were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Cannanites, Phoenicians, and Aramiin, who later became known as the Syriac.

Lebanese diaspora from Mazraat En Nahr number approximately 20,000 worldwide, residing primarily in Australia, the United States and Canada.

Religion

The population of the region consits of a Maronite Christian majority.[1]

Agriculture

The village's main agriculture consits mainly of Potatoes, Onions, Fruits and Vegetables. The village water is supplied from the El Karya and El Ghar springs.

Location/Tourism

The village of Mazraat En Nahr is at an altitude of 567 meters above mean sea level, and 98km from Beirut, 24km from Tripoli, and 19km from Zgharta. The annual celebration, The Feast of Mar Youssef (Saint Joseph), takes place on the 19th of March.

Local routes to the village: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Karm Seddeh - Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr.

Alternative: Ehden - Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr.

Lodging

Saqiyat al `Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Saqiet el Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Mgharet Abou Aali - 4 km or 3 miles
Magharat Abu `Ali - 4 km or 3 miles
Dahr Abou Taiya - 6 km or 4 miles
Dahr Abu Tayyah - 6 km or 4 miles
Ed Doueir - 6 km or 4 miles
Saqiet el Aakre - 2 km or 1 miles
Saqiyat al `Akirah - 2 km or 1 miles
Harf el Aalem - 5 km or 3 miles
Harf al `Alam - 5 km or 3 miles
Al `Aqabah - 2 km or 2 miles
El Aaqabe - 2 km or 2 miles
Qada' `Alayh - 3 km or 2 miles
Al Baruk - 6 km or 4 miles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon . The Monthly . 29 October 2016 . 23 . March 2010 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf . 3 June 2016 .