Deir Ez Zahrani (Arabic: دير الزهراني) is a populated area in southern Lebanon. It is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Beirut.

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin noted: "[Deir Zaharany is] located on a hill, has a population of 100 Métualis, to which must be added about twenty Christians. It succeeded an ancient locality, as evidenced by several fragments of scattered columns here and there and a number of ashlars embedded in a ruined mosque and in private houses. It was in one of these dwellings that was found in 1861, and brought back to the khan of Saida, an ancient funerary cippe, with palm, crown and lemnisque, and whose Greek inscription was reproduced by Mr. Renan."