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Dibbin

Dibbin (Arabic: دبين) is a small village in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon, located just north of Marjayoun.

History

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.

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Dibbine as a predominantly Metawileh and Greek Christian village.

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 93,77% and Christians made up 6,04% of registered voters in Dibbin. 87,49% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

References

  1. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 181
  2. ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 137
  4. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/دبين/المذاهب/

Bibliography

  • Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
  • Rhode, Harold (1979). Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century. Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.