Bednayel ( ar, بدنايل (بعلبك)) is a local authority in the
Baalbek District
Baalbek District ( ar, قضاء بعلبك) is an administrative district in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon, having the city Baalbek as its capital. It is by far the largest district in the country comprising a total of ...
of the
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate french: Baalbek-Hermel
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in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith noted ''Bednayas population as being predominantly
Metawileh
Lebanese Shia Muslims ( ar, المسلمون الشيعة اللبنانيين), historically known as ''matāwila'' ( ar, متاولة, plural of ''mutawālin'' ebanese pronounced as ''metouali'' refers to Lebanese people who are adherents ...
.
[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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References
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External links
Bednayel
localiban
Populated places in Baalbek District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon
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