Al-Baisariyah (Arabic: البيسارية) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
History
In 1875, during the end of the Ottoman era, Victor Guérin noted the village was inhabited with Metualis.[1]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.75% of registered voters in Al-Baisariyah. 70.40% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 29.34% were Sunni Muslims.[2]
References
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p.542
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة البيسارية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
External links
- Bissariyeh (archive.org), Localiban
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