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Bouarej (also spelled Bouarij, Bouârej, Buariji or Bwareg) is a village located on the eastern side of the Church Mountain, Beqaa.
Bouarej
بوارج | |
|---|---|
  Bouarej Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′45″N 35°49′20″E / 33.81250°N 35.82222°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Zahle District |
| Elevation | 4,300 ft (1,310 m) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,250 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Population
editBouarij has 1,274 registered voters in the 2009 elections. The population follow Sunni Islam.[1] In the municipal Lebanese elections of 2004, Bouarej counted 1,905 registered voters of which 1,141 voted. For the past 150 years, the village has been populated by four main families: Chahine, Jabr, Jaber and AlBast.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
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External links
edit- Bouarej, Localiban
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.32106000420825&view=1up&seq=13&skin=mobile Buarij: Portrait Of A Lebanese Muslim Village : Fuller, Anne H: