Zawarib
Zawarib, Al-Zawarib, Zouarib (Arabic: الزواريب) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, situated on a hill above the Akkar valley and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Zawarib is surrounded by the village of Miniara from the South and Sheik Taba from the North.
Al-Zawarib
زواريب | |
|---|---|
  Al-Zawarib Location in Lebanon. The surrounding district can be seen on the map. | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′57″N 36°03′34″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nametallah Wehbe (Elected May 2016) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Social life
The village population is around 1000 many of them live outside Lebanon. 283 persons voted in the 2009 municipal elections to elect 9 village council members. All the village residents are Christians with a majority of Greek-Orthodox.[1]
Families
The major families in Zawarib are: Naddour, Matar, Nader, Farah, Farfour, Saoud, Chahoud, Wehbe, Fakhoury, Habib, Daas, Greige, Nabout and Tohme.
Education and Employment
There is a relatively high literacy in the village. A few prominent Ph.D. holders, and much more Master’s degrees holders especially among the young generation. The most prominent intellectual personality from Zawarib is Dr. Suheil Farah, a professor in history who was the first foreigner to be granted the highest award of the Russian Academy and a nominee for Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Other occupations include: Doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, and employees in the public sector. Many of the poorly educated youth are enrolled in the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces with many highly ranked officers among them.
References
- "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
