Massoudieh (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, inhabited by Alawites.[3]
Massoudieh
مسعودية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Field with cows and a boy on a horse in Massoudieh | |
  Massoudieh | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′21″N 36°02′57″E / 34.60583°N 36.04917°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 70 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Estimate ({{{pop_est_as_of}}}) | 807 eligible voters |
History
editIn 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as el-Mas'udiyeh, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Alawites.[4]
Population
editThe inhabitants of Massoudieh are Alawites or Sunnis.[2]
A significant percentage of the village population have migrated to the capital city of Beirut. Also, a significant percentage of the town population have migrated overseas to countries such as Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Gulf Arab states and European Union (UK and France).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Massaaoudiyeh, Localiban
- ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 17, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Refworld | Lebanon: Displaced families struggle on both sides of sectarian divide".
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Massaaoudiyeh, Localiban
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