Deir Siryan دير سريان | |
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  Deir Siryan Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°17′27″N35°30′23″E / 33.29083°N 35.50639°E /33.29083; 35.50639 | |
| Grid position | L 128/150 |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Deir Siryan orDeir Seryan (Arabic:دير سريان) is a municipality in theMarjayoun District inSouthern Lebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer, the name Deir es Suriân means "the convent of the Syrian".[1]
In 1596, it was named as a village,Dayr Siryan, in theOttomannahiya (subdistrict) ofTibnin under theliwa' (district) ofSafad, with a population of 10 households and 1 bachelor, allMuslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such aswheat,barley, olive trees, goats, beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues" and a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 2,952akçe.[2][3]
In the early 1860s,Ernest Renan found here remains of old buildings and acistern.[4] In 1875,Victor Guérin found that the village hadMetawileh inhabitants,[5] and noted: "Cisterns and tanks partly cut in the rock and partly built. Hewn stones show that here was an ancient village or edifice."[6]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "a village, built of stone, containing about 200Metawileh, situated on the plain and surrounded by small gardens and arable land. Water fromwells and a spring."[7]
In 2014Muslims made up 99.84% of registered voters in Deir Siryan. 98.77% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[8]
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