Mar Touma

Mar Touma (Arabic: مار توما) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

Mar Touma
مار توما
village
Mar Touma is located in Lebanon
Mar Touma
Mar Touma
Coordinates: 34°30′40″N 36°01′42″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
[1]
 • Total2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total607 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

The population is mostly Sunni Muslim.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as Mar Tuma, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox Christians.[3]

References
  1. Mar Touma, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

Bibliography
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