Tarane Explained

Official Name:Tarane
Native Name:Arabic: طاران
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Pushpin Map:Lebanon
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Type2:Districts of Lebanon
Subdivision Name1:North Governorate
Subdivision Name2:Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.04
Timezone:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.4264°N 35.9947°W

Tarane (Arabic: طاران) is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 1,593 eligible voters in the 2009 elections.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Taran, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslim, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/tarane-3932 Tarane
  2. Web site: Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon. The Monthly. 24 September 2021. 20, 23. March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf. 3 June 2016.
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186