Mazraat En Nahr ( ar, مزرعة النهر), also spelled Mazret Al Nahr, Mazraat El Nahr or Mazraat Al Nahr, is a village located on the border line of the

Zgharta District Zgharta District ( ar, زغرتا) is a district (''qadaa'') of the North Governorate, northern Lebanon. Its capital is the city of Zgharta. Geography The administrative center is the city of Zgharta. The district has 101 populated areas with 30 ...

and the

Bsharri District Bsharri District is one of the 7 districts (''qadaa, قضاء'') of the North Governorate, Lebanon. Overview and geography Surrounded by mountains, the Bsharri District sits on cliffs. The district is bordered by the Zgharta and Miniyeh-Danniye ...

in the

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. Situated in the Valley of

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, between the villages of villages Tourza and Sereel, Mazraat En Nahr is considered a holy and spiritual place in

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Etymology/Demographics

Mazraat Al Nahr is a Lebanese word meaning “Farm/Planting by the river.” The name derives from the agricultural production of potatoes, onions, fruits, and vegetables all by the side river of El Karya and El Ghar Spring. The population of Mazraat En Nahr is approximately 378 people, but no official census has been taken lately. Historically, the inhabitants of Mazraat En Nahr were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Cannanites,

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, and Aramiin, who later became known as the

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. Lebanese diaspora from Mazraat En Nahr number approximately 20,000 worldwide, residing primarily in

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and

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Religion

The population is majority

Maronite The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...

Christian.

Agriculture

Potatoes, Onions, Fruits and Vegetables. The village water is supplied from the El Karya and El Ghar springs.

Location/Tourism

At an altitude of 567 meters above

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, Mazraat En Nahr is 98 km from

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

, 24 km from

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, and 19 km from Zgharta. An annual celebration, The Feast of Mar Youssef (Saint Joseph), occurs on 19 March. :Local routes to the village: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Karm Seddeh - Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr. :Alternative:

Ehden Ehden ( ar, إِهْدِن, Syriac-Aramaic: ܐܗܕ ܢ ) is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as ...

- Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr.

Lodging

Saqiyat al `Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Saqiet el Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Mgharet Abou Aali - 4 km or 3 miles
Magharat Abu `Ali - 4 km or 3 miles
Dahr Abou Taiya - 6 km or 4 miles
Dahr Abu Tayyah - 6 km or 4 miles
Ed Doueir - 6 km or 4 miles
Saqiet el Aakre - 2 km or 1 miles
Saqiyat al `Akirah - 2 km or 1 miles
Harf el Aalem - 5 km or 3 miles
Harf al `Alam - 5 km or 3 miles
Al `Aqabah - 2 km or 2 miles
El Aaqabe - 2 km or 2 miles
Qada' `Alayh - 3 km or 2 miles
Al Baruk - 6 km or 4 miles

References

External links

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Ehden Family Tree
{{Zgharta District Populated places in the North Governorate Zgharta District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon