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Miniyeh

Miniyeh
المنية
Miniyeh is located in Lebanon
Miniyeh
Miniyeh
Location in Lebanon.
Coordinates: 34°27′55″N 35°56′16″E / 34.46528°N 35.93778°E / 34.46528; 35.93778
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
Districts of LebanonMiniyeh-Danniyeh District
Government
 • MayorImad Mataar
Population
 • Total
20,680
Time zone+2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Websitehttp://www.mymenieh.com/

Miniyeh or Minya (Arabic: المنية) is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.

History

Following the Battle of Sannine, on March 635 the Battle of Miniyeh took place between the Arab armies of the Rashidun Caliphate and the remaining forces of Legio IV Fidelis. The battle was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The outcome of the battle was an annihilation of the Byzantine empire forces and removing their threat on Tyre.

Demographics

Religion in Miniyeh (2014) [1]
Religion Percent
Sunni Islam
89.91%
Shia Islam
0.30%
Christian
9.53%
Others
0.26%

In 2014 Muslims made up 90.27% and Christians made up 9.53% of registered voters in Miniyeh. 89.91% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 7.21% were Greek Orthodox.[2]

Notable people

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