| Miniara | |
| Native Name: | منياره |
| Native Name Lang: | ara |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Miniara within Lebanon |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
| Coordinates: | 34.5325°N 36.0608°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Akkar Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Akkar District |
| Leader Party: | El Sarraf Family |
| 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 |
| Area Code: | +961 |
Miniara (Arabic: منياره) (also transliterated Minyara) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000.
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village (named Menyarah), whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[1]
In 1856 it was named Menyarah on Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year,[2]
Miniara is the birthplace of Ibrahim Beik El-Sarraf, the first member of the Lebanese parliament to represent the Christian seat of Akkar for 2 terms when Lebanon was still a French Mandate, and his younger brother "Afandi" Zeki EL Sarraf the first mayor in the municipality of Akkar in his village Miniara. Dr Yacoub El Sarraf, son of Ibrahim El Sarraf, was elected the Minister of Health of Lebanon in 1964[3] and was known for treating poor people free of charge and his many public services.--. The current mayor of the village of Miniara is Toni Naim Aboud since 1998.
The population is religiously diverse. A Christian village but of several different denominations with a majority of Greek Orthodox and including Melkite Greek Catholic, Maronite Catholic, and Evangelical.[4]
The majority of Miniara's teenage population is either in high school or has completed high school.
Miniara has both private and public schools.
