Machha

Machha
مشحة
village
Machha, 2014
Machha, 2014
Machha is located in Lebanon
Machha
Machha
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°32′30″N 36°06′53″E / 34.54167°N 36.11472°E / 34.54167; 36.11472
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
2,286 eligible voters
 • Density400/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Machha (Arabic: مشحة, romanized: Mashḥah) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. Its population comprises mostly Sunni Muslims.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Meshha, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox Christians.

References

  1. ↑ Machha, 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 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Localiban. "Machha - Localiban". www.localiban.org. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  4. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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