Al-Qraiyah
Al-Qraiyah القرية El-Qrayeh | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Qraiyah Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°25′05″E / 33.53806°N 35.41806°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Qraiyah (Arabic: القرية) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
History
In 1875 Victor Guérin described the village: "I went up to Krayeh, a village of 350 inhabitants, most of them Maronites. Beautiful plantations of fig and mulberry trees cover the slopes of the hill on the top of which it is situated."[1]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 99.49% of registered voters in Al-Qraiyah. 76.12% of the voters were Maronite Catholics and 19.91% Greek Catholics.[2]
References
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 514
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة القرية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
- Qraiyeh (archive.org), Localiban
