Al-Baisariyah
Al-Baisariyah
البيسارية Al-Baisariyeh | |
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Municipality | |
  Al-Baisariyah Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′46″N 35°19′30″E / 33.44611°N 35.32500°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Baisariyah (Arabic: البيسارية) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
History
[edit]In 1875, during the end of the Ottoman era, Victor Guérin noted the village was inhabited with Metualis.[1]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.75% of registered voters in Al-Baisariyah. 70.40% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 29.34% were Sunni Muslims.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Guérin, 1880, p.542
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة البيسارية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
[edit]- Bissariyeh (archive.org), Localiban
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