Mimess Explained

Mimess
Native Name:ميمس
Native Name Lang:ara
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.4197°N 35.7142°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatieh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hasbaya District
Elevation M:800
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Mimess (Arabic: ميمس) is a local authority the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Mimis as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.[1]

In 1875 Victor Guérin noted: "At nine hours fifteen minutes, I crossed the Wadi Mimas, which leads to the Wadi et-Teim. Beyond, to the north, rises, on a hill, the village of the same name. It is inhabited by Druses and schismatic Greeks. Some ruins on a mound next to this village, on the west side, are called Kharbet Ras A'ly".[2]

Bibliography

. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.

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Notes and References

  1. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
  2. Guérin, 1880, p. 299