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Mahrounah
Mahrouna () is a municipality in the Tyre District of the South Governorate in southern Lebanon. Located approximately 100 km south of Beirut and 18 km southeast of Tyre, the town sits at an elevation of 400 m above sea level. The only official demographic data available is from the 2014 voter registration records, which list 1,133 registered voters. The population is estimated around 3,800 residents. Etymology British orientalist E. H. Palmer suggested the name ''Mahrûneh'' derives from the Arabic term for "'carded' (as cotton)." History In 1875, French archaeologist Victor Guérin documented Mahrouna as a village inhabited by ''metawileh'' (Shia Muslims), noting ancient structural remains, rock-cut tombs, quarries, and a repurposed stone tank. The 1881 ''Survey of Western Palestine'' described it as a stone-built village of approximately 150 ''metawileh'' residents, surrounded by olive groves, fig trees, and farmland, with access to a spring and cisterns. A prominent feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa Wehbe
Haifa Mohammed Wehbe (, ; born 10 March 1976) is a Lebanese singer and actress. She is considered one of Lebanon's most famous and successful singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world. She has been among the highest-selling and most successful Middle Eastern woman in the world, and has won many awards in the category of actresses, singers and performers. She has released seven studio albums, and made her acting debut in the 2008 Pepsi-produced film ''Sea of Stars''. In 2006, Wehbe was on ''People Magazine'''s 50 most beautiful people list. She was also ranked 8th on the list of the "99 most desirable women" of 2006 by Askmen.com. Wehbe is the second richest Arab celebrity, with a reported estimated wealth of over $57 million. In 1991, at the age of sixteen, she was chosen as Miss South Lebanon, and the holder of the title of Miss Lebanon for the year 1992, but the title was withdrawn from her because of her violation of the laws of the competition, as she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestine Grid
The Palestine grid was the geographic coordinate system used by the Survey Department of Palestine. The system was chosen by the Survey Department of the Government of Palestine in 1922. The projection used was the Cassini projection, Cassini-Soldner projection. The central Meridian (geography), meridian (the line of longitude along which there is no local distortion) was chosen as that passing through a marker on the hill of Mar Elias Monastery south of Jerusalem. The false origin (zero point) of the grid was placed 100 km to the south and west of the Ali el-Muntar hill that overlooks Gaza City, Gaza city. The unit length for the grid was the kilometre; the British units were not even considered. At the time the grid was established, there was no intention of mapping the lower reaches of the Negev Desert, but this did not remain true. Those southern regions having a negative Easting and northing, northing coordinate then became a source of confusion, which was solved by ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. The war started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. It marked the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, third Israeli invasion into Lebanon since 1978. After Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah aimed for the release of Lebanese citizens held in Israeli prisons. On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid, ambushed Israeli soldiers on the border, killing three and capturing two; a further five were killed during a failed Israeli rescue attempt. Hezbollah demanded an exchange of prisoners with Israel. Israel launched airstrikes and artillery fire on targets in Lebanon, attacking both Hezbollah military targets and Lebanese civilian i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestine Exploration Fund
The Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society based in London. It was founded in 1865, shortly after the completion of the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem by Royal Engineers of the War Department. The Fund is the oldest known organization in the world created specifically for the study of the Levant region, also known as Palestine (region), Palestine. Often simply known as the PEF, its initial objective was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of History of Palestine#Ottoman period, Ottoman Palestine – producing the PEF Survey of Palestine. Its remit was considered to fall between an expeditionary survey and military intelligence gathering. There was also strong religious interest from Christians; William Thomson (Archbishop of York), William Thomson, Archbishop of York, was the first president of the PEF. As a result, the PEF had a complex relationship with Corps of Royal Engineers of the War Department. The PEF members sent back reports to the UK on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Lebanon
Miss Lebanon () is the national beauty pageant of Lebanon. The winner is a representative of the Ministry of Tourism (Lebanon), Ministry of Tourism and is sent to represent Lebanon at Miss Universe and Miss World. History Since 1995, the pageant has been broadcast on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), with the exception of Miss Lebanon 2018 which was broadcast on MTV Lebanon. It is currently organized by Vanilla Productions, which is owned by Rola Saad (producer), Rola Saad. Since 2018, former Miss USA Rima Fakih has been in charge of preparing the winner for Miss Universe. The pageant has been canceled a few times due to civil wars, conflicts with Israel and economic crises. The Miss Lebanon Organization awards its winner prizes totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars. As a representative of the Ministry of Tourism, it is customary that the winner meets with the President of Lebanon following her crownin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makki
Makki may refer to: *Makki (Arabic: مكي, 'Meccan'), something or someone coming from Mecca People Makki *Mäkki, Estonian-born Finnish rapper and DJ *Abdul Rehman Makki (1954–2024), Islamist activist and leading figure of Jamat ud Dawah * Diala Makki (born 1981), Lebanese-Iranian media personality *Fadi Makki, Lebanese behavioural scientist * Hassan Muhammad Makki (1933–2016), politician and Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic in 1974 *Hossein Makki (1911–1999), Iranian politician, orator and historian *Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1814–1896), South Asian Muslim Sufi scholar *Irfan Makki (born 1975), Pakistani Canadian singer-songwriter *Najat Makki (born 1956, Emirati artist Al-Makki *Abu Talib al-Makki (Muhammad ibn Ali, died 996), scholar, jurist and Sufi mystic *Diya' al-Din al-Makki (d. 550 AH), scholar, jurist and theologian *Ibn Kathir al-Makki (45-120AH), one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at *Muhammad Al-Makki (1145–1246), saint of the people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awada (born 1974), First Lady of Argentina
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Awada is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alejandro Awada (born 1961), Argentine actor * George Awada (born 1975), American ice hockey player * Hussein Awada (born 1990), Lebanese footballer * Joe Awada (born 1959), American poker player *Juliana Awada María Juliana Awada (born 3 April 1974) is an Argentine businesswoman who served as the first lady of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. She is the first woman in this role to have received the distinction of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nehme (surname)
Nehme () is a prominent Lebanese surname which is derived from the given name Nehme. As of 2014, Nehme is the 39th most common surname in Lebanon with about 13,000 people holding the surname, or about one in 380 people. Etymology and history The name derives from the Arabic word for “blessing” or “grace”. The Nehme family is believed to stem from the Daou family tree with one of its sons, Nehme Daou, as the father of all Nehme families within the Levant. Lehfed, a small village near Byblos in the Byblos district of modern-day Lebanon, is believed to be the ancestral home of the Nehme family. As Mount Lebanon was an area of continuous civil unrest at the end of the 19th century, many Nehme families were forced to flee to nearby towns, including the city of Deir el Qamar, while others ventured further south to reach the city of Haifa and beyond. The surname Nehme is most prominent within Christian families in the north of Lebanon; Shia, Sunni, and Druze families in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehbe
Wehbe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charbel Wehbe (born 1953), Lebanese politician * Charbel Wehbe (footballer) (born 2004), Dominican Republic footballer *Haifa Wehbe Haifa Mohammed Wehbe (, ; born 10 March 1976) is a Lebanese singer and actress. She is considered one of Lebanon's most famous and successful singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world. She has been among the highest-selling ... (born 1976), Lebanese singer and actress * Jason Wehbe (born 1992), Lebanese footballer * Jorge Wehbe (1920–1998), Argentine lawyer, economist and politician * Mikhail Wehbe (born 1942), Syrian diplomat * Nancy Oshana Wehbe (born 1975), Assyrian-American bodybuilder {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Lebanon
Islam has a long, continuous history in Lebanon. A substantial portion of the Lebanese population is Muslim, probably representing a majority of the population, although the precise percentage is difficult to ascertain. The Lebanese constitution officially guarantees freedom of religion for government-registered religions, including five denominations of Islam, although a blasphemy law and restrictions on religious groups that "disturb the public order" exist as well. Under the Taif Agreement, Muslims are allocated proportional representation across multiple governmental positions. The Lebanese Druze community are sometimes counted as a branch of Islam within Lebanon, though most Druze followers do not consider themselves Muslim and do not follow the Five Pillars of Islam. History Demographics It is difficult to obtain precise demographic information within Lebanon, as the country has not had an official census since 1932. In that census, Muslims amounted to 42% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Interior And Municipalities (Lebanon)
The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities () in Lebanon is responsible for governorate, Qadaa, caza, municipalities, federation of municipalities and village matters, in addition to political parties and organizations. The ministry was created in the first post-Independence of Lebanon, independence government in 1943. In 2000, it was named the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. Since 8 February 2025, the ministry has been led by Ahmad al-Hajjar. List of Interior and Municipalities ministers See also *List of town without municipalities in Lebanon Notes References External links Ministry of Interior and Municipalities {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Lebanon) 1943 establishments in Lebanon Ministries established in 1943, Lebanon, Interior and Municipalities Government ministries of Lebanon, Interior and Municipalities Internal affairs ministries, Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
