Hrar

Hrar
حرار
village
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°27′25″N 36°07′21″E / 34.45694°N 36.12250°E / 34.45694; 36.12250
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
2,306 eligible voters
 • Density301/km2 (779/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Hrar (Arabic: حرار, romanized: Ḥrār) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population of Hrar is mainly Sunni Muslim.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Harar, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslims, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.

In 1856 it was named Harar on Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year.

References

  1. 1 2 Hrar, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186
  4. ↑ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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