Dimane or Diman () is a mountainous village in the
Bsharri District, in the
North Governorate
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of
Lebanon
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. It sits at approximately 1400 m above sea level, overlooking the
Kadisha Valley.
The inhabitants of Dimane are Lebanese and are followers of the
Maronite Catholic Church. Its patron saint is
Saint Joseph
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Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...
and his feast day is celebrated on
19 March
Events Pre-1600
* 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
each year.
Summer Patriarchal residence
The village is the summer residence of the
Maronite Patriarch, currently
Mar Béchara Pierre Raï. The foundation stone for the current Patriarchal residence was laid on 28 September 1899.
Landmarks
Dimane is also known for the "Garden of the Patriarchs", located in the west end of the village, and for the ancient footpath which starts behind the village's parish church, Saint
John Maroun, and leads to the bottom of the
Kadisha Valley where the Maronites headed by their Patriarch took refuge for centuries after the Arab Muslim invasions in the seventh century.
Demographics
In 2014
Christians
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made up 99.92% of registered voters in Dimane. 97.39% of the voters were
Maronite Catholics.
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Photo gallery
Image:Maronite Patriarch Summer Residence in Dimane.JPG, The Maronite Patriarch summer residence, located in Dimane.
Image:Qadisha5.jpg, Location of main sites in the Kadisha Valley.
References
Populated places in Bsharri District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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