Bqaa Safrine

Bqaa Safrine
بقاع صفرين
Bqaa Safrine is located in Lebanon
Bqaa Safrine
Bqaa Safrine
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°22′32″N 36°01′25″E / 34.37556°N 36.02361°E / 34.37556; 36.02361
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
Districts of LebanonMiniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area
[1]
 • Total
96.85 km2 (37.39 sq mi)
Time zone+2
 • Summer (DST)+3

Bqaa Safrine (Arabic: بقاع صفرين, romanized: Bqāʿa Ṣafrīn), also spelled Bekaasafrine, is a Sunni Muslim village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It had 2,750 eligible voters in the 2009 elections.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Buka'a Sufrin located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.[3]

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.88% of registered voters in Bqaa Safrine. 99.85% of the voters were Sunni Muslims.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bqaa Safrine, Localiban
  2. ↑ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186
  4. ↑ https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8/

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