Rihaniyeh ( ar, الريحانيه (عكـار)) (also ''Rihaniyet'') is a village in
Akkar Governorate french: Gouvernorat de l'Akkar
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Lebanon
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The population is mostly
Alawite
The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Is ...
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History
In 1838,
Eli Smith noted the village as ''er-Rihaniyeh'', located east of
esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The residents were
Alawite
The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Is ...
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[Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p]
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Localiban
{{Akkar District
Populated places in Akkar District