Az-Zrariyah الزرارية Zrarieh | |
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Municipality | |
  Az-Zrariyah Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°20′30″N35°19′58″E / 33.34167°N 35.33278°E /33.34167; 35.33278 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Az-Zrariyah (Arabic:الزرارية) is a municipality in southernLebanon, located in theSidon District. It is home to about 20,000 people, over half of whom are emigrants to West Africa, Europe and the Americas. The etymology of "Zrarieh" is derived from theAramaic word for rose or flower. Zrarieh's residents areShia Muslims by religious confession.Historically, the village has supported theLebanese Communist Party though in more recent years, support has shifted to more mainstream Shia parties.[citation needed]
In 1875,Victor Guérin passed by the village (which he calledZerarieh) on his travels in the region, noting that it "crowned a hill".[1]
In 2014,Muslims made up 99.45% of registered voters in Az-Zrariyah. 98.41% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[2]
