Tarane () is a village located in the
Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, in the
North Governorate
North Governorate (, ') is one of the governorates of Lebanon and one of the two governorates of North Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli. Ramzi Nohra has been its governor since May 2, 2014. The population of North Governorate is ...
of
Lebanon
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. It had 1,593 eligible voters in the 2009 elections.
History
In 1838,
Eli Smith
Eli Smith (September 13, 1801 – January 11, 1857) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar.
Biography
Smith was born in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (née Whitney) Smith. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from A ...
noted the village as ''Taran'', located in the
Ed-Dunniyeh area.
Demographics
In 2014,
Muslims
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made up 99.84% of registered voters in Tarane. 99.62% 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/الشمال/المنية-الضنية/طاران/المذاهب/]
References
Bibliography
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External links
Tarane Localiban
{{Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Populated places in Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon