Bezbina ( ar, بزبينا) is a small town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. The population in Bezbina is mainly Greek Orthodox Christians and

Sunni Muslims Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

History

In 1838,

Eli Smith Eli Smith (born September 13, 1801, in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (Whitney) Smith, and died January 11, 1857, in Beirut, Lebanon) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from Andov ...

noted the village, called ''Bzebina'', located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were

Sunni Muslim Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...

, Greek Orthodox Christians and Maronites.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
185
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