Khartoum, Lebanon
Khartoum
خرطوم | |
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Municipality | |
  Khartoum Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′31″N 35°22′16″E / 33.40861°N 35.37111°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Khartoum (Arabic: خرطوم, romanized: Kharṭūm) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
History
[edit]In 1875, during the end of the Ottoman era, Victor Guérin travelled in the area and noted "I arrive at Khartoum, a village of 400 Metualis, situated on a beautiful hill whose slopes are cultivated with fig trees. At the bottom of the village is a oualy dedicated to Neby Haroun."[1]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 98.62% of registered voters in Khartoum. 96.94% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Guérin, 1880, p.541
- ↑ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة خرطوم، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
[edit]- Khartoum (archive.org), Localiban
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