Al-Homsiye

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Al-Homsiye (Levantine Arabic: الحمصيه, romanized: al-Ḥomṣiyeh) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Hummasiyeh, as a village located in "Aklim Jezzin, East of et-Tuffa".[1]

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.63% of registered voters in Al-Homsiye. 87.69% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[2]

References

  1. 1.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 188
  2. 2."التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الحمصيه، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.