Coordinates: 34°33′18″N 36°05′30″E / 34.55500°N 36.09167°E / 34.55500; 36.09167

Kroum Aarab

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Kroum Aarab
كروم عرب
village
Kroum Aarab is located in Lebanon
Kroum Aarab
Kroum Aarab
Coordinates: 34°33′18″N 36°05′30″E / 34.55500°N 36.09167°E / 34.55500; 36.09167
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total369 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Kroum Aarab (Arabic: كروم عرب) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Kerum 'Arab, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslims, Alawite and Christians.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kroum Aarab, Localiban
  2. ^ a b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184

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