Zrarieh is a town in southern
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 ...
, located in the
Sidon District
The Sidon District ( ar, قضاء صيدا) is a district within the South Governorate of Lebanon.
Cities and towns
* Aadloun
* Ansariye
*Ghaziyeh
*Maghdouché
* Majdelyoun
* Miye ou Miye
* Qinarit
* Salhieh
*Sarepta
*Sidon - capital
* Tabbaya
* ...
. It is home to about 20,000 people, over half of whom are emigrants to West Africa, Europe and the Americas. The etymology of "Zrarieh" is derived from the
Aramaic
The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...
word for rose or flower. Zrarieh's residents are
Shia Muslims
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...
by religious confession and are involved in business, farming, the professions and many other trades.
Historically, the village has supported the
Lebanese Communist Party
The Lebanese Communist Party (LCP), abbr. PCL is a communist party in Lebanon. It was founded in 1924 by the Lebanese intellectual, writer and reporter Yusuf Yazbek and Fu'ad al-Shamali, a tobacco worker from Bikfaya.
History
Creation
The Sy ...
though in more recent years, support has shifted to more mainstream Shia parties.
Notable people
*
Kamel Mrowa
Kamel Mrowa (in Arabic كامل مروّه, also spelled Mroue or Mroueh, pronounced Kaamel Mruwweh) (1915 - 16 May 1966) was a Lebanese publisher, journalist, writer and ideologue. He was the founder of the Lebanese Arabic daily ''Al-Hayat'' (Ar ...
See also
*
Zrarieh massacre
External links
Zrarieh Official Website
Localiban
Populated places in Sidon District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon
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