Miniara منياره | |
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Village | |
  Miniara Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:34°31′57″N36°03′38.76″E / 34.53250°N 36.0607667°E /34.53250; 36.0607667 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar Governorate |
| District | Akkar District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Miniara (Arabic:منياره) (also transliteratedMinyara) is a village inAkkar Governorate,Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of theMediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south ofHalba. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000.
In 1838,Eli Smith noted the village (namedMenyarah), whose inhabitants wereGreek Orthodox, located west ofesh-Sheikh Mohammed.[1]
In 1856 it was namedMenyarah onKiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year,[2]
Miniara is the birthplace of IbrahimBeik El-Sarraf, the first member of the Lebanese parliament to represent the Christian seat ofAkkar for 2 terms whenLebanon was still a French Mandate, and his younger brother "Afandi" Zeki EL Sarraf the first mayor in the municipality of Akkar in his village Miniara.[citation needed] Dr Yacoub El Sarraf, son of Ibrahim El Sarraf, was elected the Minister of Health of Lebanon in 1964[3] and was known for treating poor people free of charge and his many public services.--. The current mayor of the village of Miniara is Toni Naim Aboud since 1998.[citation needed]
The population is religiously diverse. AChristian village but of several different denominations with a majority ofGreek Orthodox and includingMelkite Greek Catholic,Maronite Catholic, andEvangelical.[4]
The majority of Miniara's teenage population is either in high school or has completed high school.
Miniara has both private and public schools.
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