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Zebdin

Coordinates: 33°22′37″N 35°27′40″E / 33.37694°N 35.46111°E / 33.37694; 35.46111
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Zebdin
زبدين
Municipality
Map showing the location within Lebanon
Map showing the location within Lebanon
Zebdin
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°22′37″N 35°27′40″E / 33.37694°N 35.46111°E / 33.37694; 35.46111
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Zebdin (Arabic: زبدين) is a municipality in the Nabatieh District in Lebanon.

History

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In 1875, Victor Guérin noted on his travels in the region: "I arrived at Zebdin, a village situated on a hill whose slopes are cultivated with fig trees; it contains 600 Metualis. There is a small mosque fairly well built. At the bottom of the village is a fountain surmounted by an arched arcade of antique appearance. Two neighbouring wells must also date from antiquity."[1]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99.51% of registered voters in Zebdin. 97.21% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 526
  2. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة زبدين، قضاء النبطية محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

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