Tall Bireh
تل بيبي
village
Tall Bireh is located in Lebanon
Tall Bireh
Tall Bireh
Coordinates: 34°37′21″N 36°03′31″E / 34.62250°N 36.05861°E / 34.62250; 36.05861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total1,439 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Tall Bireh (Arabic: تل بيبي) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Alawite.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tell el-Biry, located north of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Alawites.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Tall Bireh, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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