Dibbine
دبين | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°22′10″N 35°35′41″E / 33.36944°N 35.59472°E | |
Grid position | 136/159 L |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Marjeyoun District |
Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Dibbine ( Arabic: دبين) is a small village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon, located just north of Marjeyoun.
In 1596, it was named as a village, Dibin, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 41 households and 6 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, olive trees, "dulab harir", goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,969 akçe. [1] [2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Dibbine as a predominantly Metawileh and Greek Christian village. [3]
Dibbine
دبين | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 33°22′10″N 35°35′41″E / 33.36944°N 35.59472°E | |
Grid position | 136/159 L |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
District | Marjeyoun District |
Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Dialing code | +961 |
Dibbine ( Arabic: دبين) is a small village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon, located just north of Marjeyoun.
In 1596, it was named as a village, Dibin, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 41 households and 6 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, olive trees, "dulab harir", goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,969 akçe. [1] [2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Dibbine as a predominantly Metawileh and Greek Christian village. [3]