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Mazraa Dairy
Mazraa or Mazra'a may refer to: Places Syria *Al-Mazraa, Syria, a town in southern Syria in the Al-Suwayda Governorate * Al-Mazraa, Homs, a village in Homs District, Homs Governorate *Al-Mazraah, a village in Talkalakh District, Homs Governorate Lebanon *Corniche el Mazraa, Street in Beirut * Mazraat Meshref, a town in Tyre district, Lebanon * Mazraat El Chouf, a town and area in Chouf District, Lebanon * Mazraa, a commercial district in Beirut, Lebanon *Mazraat Al Toufah, a village in Zgharta District, Lebanon *Mazraat En Nahr, a village in Zgharta District, Lebanon Israel *Mazra'a, a local council in the western Galilee *el-Mazra'a, or Mizra, ancient site in the Jezreel Valley also called Hirbat el Mizra *Khirbet el Mazra'a, locality in the Upper Galilee now Zar'it Palestine *Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northeast of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazraa, Syria
Al-Mazraa (, alternatively spelled ''al-Mazra'a'' or ''al-Mezra'ah''), also known as as-Sijn ( alternatively spelled ''Es-Sijine'', ''Sijne'' or ''Sijni'') is a village in southeastern Syria, administratively part of the as-Suwayda Governorate, located 12 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of as-Suwayda. Nearby localities include al-Hirak, Khirbet Ghazaleh and Da'el to the west and Umm Walad and Bosra to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mazraa had a population of 2,596 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the al-Mazraa ''nahiyah'' of the al-Suwayda District which consists of 12 villages with a combined population of 16,627. As-Sijn was eventually renamed "al-Mazraa" in honor of the 1925 battle. References Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * External links Map of the town Google MapsEl Karkar, 21M map {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazraa Druze communities in Syria Populated places in as-Suwayda District Towns in Syria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya
Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. The village had a population of 5,180 in 2017. In 2005 it merged with the village of Abu Shukheidim to form the town of Al-Zaitounah. History Pottery sherds from the Byzantine era and the early Ottoman period have been found here.Finkelstein et al, 1997, p.392 Finkelstein and Lederman argue that Röhricht's identification of the village with the Medieval site of ''Mezrea'', mentioned in a Frankish text related to the area, should be disregarded in light of these findings. Ottoman era The village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as ''Qibliyya'', being in the ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of Quds, part of the '' liwa'' (district) of Quds. It had a population of 8 households, all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazra'a Ash-Sharqiya
al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northeast of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,063 inhabitants in 2017. Geographic location The village is one of the towns in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh area, located to the northeast of Ramallah. It sits at about 937 meters above sea level. To the north is Sinjil and Turmus Ayya, to the east is Khirbet Abu Falah and Kafr Malik, to the south is Deir Jarir, to the south and west is Silwad, and to the west is Jilijliya. History Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya has been identified as the Crusader village named ''Mezera'', and the possible site of a Crusader church. In 1112, Arnulf, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem granted the tithes of ''Mezera'' to the abbey of St Mary. In 1154 ''Mezera'' was mentioned in Crusader texts together with '' Tarphin''. In 1183 Patriarch Heraclius of Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zar'it
Zar'it () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Zar'it is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Nabi Rubin, Suruh and Tarbikha. The moshav was established in 1967 by young people with a moshav background from the Galilee as part of Operation Sof Sof, designed to strengthen Jewish presence in the Galilee. It was initially named Kfar Rosenwald (''Rosenwald Village'') after American philanthropist William Rosenwald. However, the foreign-sounding name of the village didn't sit well with its residents, so as a compromise, Yehuda Ziv, the head of community naming suggested an acronym incorporating Rosenwald's name within a Hebrew word, Zar'it (Zekher Rosenwald Imanu Yisha'er Tamid, lit. ''Rosenwald's memory will be with us always''). The village was the site of Hezbollah's initial attack in the 2006 Leb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jezreel Valley
The Jezreel Valley (from the ), or Marj Ibn Amir (), also known as the Valley of Megiddo, is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. It is bordered to the north by the highlands of the Lower Galilee region, to the south by the Samarian highlands, to the west and northwest by the Mount Carmel range, and to the east by the Jordan Valley (Middle East), Jordan Valley, with Mount Gilboa marking its southern extent. The largest settlement in the valley is the city of Afula, which lies near its center. Name The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel (city), Jezreel (known in Hebrew as Yizre'el; ; known in Arabic as Zir'in, Zir'ēn, ) which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley. The word ''Jezreel'' comes from the Hebrew, and means "God sows" or "El (god), El sows".Cheyne and Black, ''Encyclopedia Biblica'' The Arabic name of the valley is Marj Bani Amir (), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizra
Mizra () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located between Afula and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kibbutz Mizra was established during Hanukkah in 1923 by the first immigrants of the Third Aliyah. It was founded on the lands of the Palestinian Arab village of Rub al-Nasra, which were purchased from the Sursock family, a major absentee landowner of Lebanese origin. The inhabitants, approximately 50 families, were tenants and became dispossessed. The village was one of at least 20 Palestinian Arab villages that disappeared in the early 20th century due to Jewish land purchases and settlement in the Jezreel Valley (Marj ibn Amer). List of villages sold by Sursocks and their partners to the Zionists since British occupation of Palestine, evidence to the Shaw Commission, 1930, p.1074, exhibit 71 The following year the founders of the kibbutz were joined by a group which had formed in Haifa, and in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galilee
Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and the Lower Galilee (, ; , ). ''Galilee'' encompasses the area north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east-west section of the Litani River. It extends from the Israeli coastal plain and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea with Acre, Israel, Acre in the west, to the Jordan Valley to the east; and from the Litani in the north plus a piece bordering on the Golan Heights to Dan (ancient city), Dan at the base of Mount Hermon in the northeast, to Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south. It includes the plains of the Jezreel Valley north of Jenin and the Beit She'an Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the Hula Valley. Etymology The region's Hebrew name is , meaning 'district' or 'circle'. The Hebrew form used in Isaiah 9, Isaiah 8:23 (Isaiah 9:1 in the Christian Old Testament) is in the construct state, leading to "Galilee of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazra'a
Mazra'a (, ) is an Arab village and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya east of the Coastal Highway that runs along the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded in 1896 and was incorporated into the Matte Asher Regional Council in 1982, before proclaiming itself an independent local council again in 1996. In it had a population of . Etymology The Arabic ''al-mazra'a'' (p. ''mazari), meaning "the sown land" or "farm", is a relatively common place name used to refer to cultivated lands outside of and dependent upon a primary settlement.Pringle, 1998, p 30 In Crusader times, the village was known as ''le Mezera'', according to Victor Guérin, while to Arabs in medieval times, it was known as ''al-Mazra'ah''.Guérin, 1880, p 163 History In 1253, during the Crusader era, John Aleman, the Lord of Caesarea, leased Mazra'a to the Hospitalliers. Mazra'a is mentioned in the 1283 treaty between the Mamluk Sultan Qalaun and the Latin Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazraat En Nahr
Mazraat En Nahr (), also spelled Mazret Al Nahr, Mazraat El Nahr or Mazraat Al Nahr, is a village located on the border line of the Zgharta District and the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Situated in the Valley of Qadisha, between the villages of Tourza and Sereel, Mazraat En Nahr is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity. 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 rivers of El Karya and El Ghar Spring. The population of Mazraat En Nahr is approximately 378 people, but no official census has been conducted lately. Historically, the inhabitants of Mazraat En Nahr were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Canaanite people, Cannanites, Phoenician people, Phoenicians, and Aramiin, who later became known as the Syriac people, Syriac. Lebanese diaspora from Mazraat En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazraat Al Toufah
Mazraat Al Toufah (), also spelled Mazraat Et Teffah and Mazraat Et-Teffah, is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. It is from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The population is primarily Maronite Christian. Notable people *Salma Hage, author and cook * General Afif Saleh * Marwan Khoury, singer. * Colonel Joseph Ramia, who was killed with president René Moawad in a car bomb. References External links Ehden Family Tree Populated places in Zgharta District Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon {{lebanon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazraa, Beirut
Al Mazraa () is a neighborhood in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is predominantly Sunni with some Sunni-Shia mixed areas. Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 91.54% and Christians made up 7.75% of registered voters in Mazraa. 84.28% of the voters were Sunni Muslims Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ....https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/بيروت/بيروت-الثالثة/المزرعة/المذاهب/ References Neighbourhoods of Beirut Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
