Miniyeh

Miniyeh المنية
Miniyeh Location in Lebanon.
Coordinates: 34°27′55″N 35°56′16″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Government
• Mayor	Imad Mataar
Population
• Total	20,680
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Website	http://www.mymenieh.com/

Miniyeh or Minya (Arabic: المنية) is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.

History

Following the Battle of Sannine, on March 635 the Battle of Miniyeh took place between the Arab armies of the Rashidun Caliphate and the remaining forces of Legio IV Fidelis. The battle was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The outcome of the battle was an annihilation of the Byzantine empire forces and removing their threat on Tyre.

Demographics

Religion in Miniyeh (2014)
Religion			Percent
Sunni Islam			89.91%
Shia Islam			0.30%
Christian			9.53%
Others			0.26%

In 2014 Muslims made up 90.27% and Christians made up 9.53% of registered voters in Miniyeh. 89.91% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 7.21% were Greek Orthodox.

Notable people

• Mostafa Matar (born 1995), Lebanese footballer

External links

• Minieh - Nabi Youcheaa, localiban