Bmahray
| Bmahray بمهريه | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Map showing the location of Bmahray within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′25″N 35°43′8″E / 33.75694°N 35.71889°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon Governorate |
| District | Aley District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,215 m (3,986 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Bmahray (Arabic: بمهريه), is a village in the Aley District in Lebanon. It lies 41 km south-East of Beirut at an altitude of 1,215 m (3,986 ft) above sea level.[1]
Demography
Bmahray's residents are Maronite, Druze and Greek Catholic communities. The 2010 municipal elections census counted 1018 registered voters,[2] The village's religious buildings are Saint George Maronite church and a Druze Khalwa.
Bmahray's main families are:
- Bou Zakhem
- Bou Malhab / Bou Malham
- Al Abanni
- Saab
- Abou Chahine
- Abou Ghanem
- Moukamer
- Daou
- Jreidy
- Nakhle
- Rabah
- Malkoun
Geography
Bmahray is located on the western face of Mount Lebanon. According to the national local development resource Center (Localiban), the village has a total municipal area of 23.6 square kilometres (9.11 sq mi).[1]
Archaeology
Bmahray contains the remains of Roman monuments and rock sarcophagi.[3]
Economy
Bmahray has no schools, no hospitals or medical institutions and no institutions counting more than 5 employees.[1]
Before the Lebanese civil war, the main source of income for the villagers was horticulture, especially apples; the lack of water for irrigation failed attempts to revitalize this economic activity.[3]
Government and politics
Some residents are affiliated with March 14 Movement with others affiliated to the Free Patriotic Movement, and the Progressive Socialist Party. The mayor is Joseph Malkoun since 1998.
Environment
Bmahray was one of the first villages to become part of the Shouf Cedar Biosphere Reserve. It has one million square meters of cedar trees, as well as at least 3,000,000 square meters of pine trees.[3]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban. "Bmohray". Centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- Back to citation الإنتخابات البلدية والاختيارية 2010 (PDF) (in Arabic). information-international. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 "Bmohray". shoufcedar. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.