Al-Bramiyah

Al-Bramiyah البرامية Bramieh
Municipality
Al-Bramiyah Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°34′28″N 35°23′31″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Area [1]
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km^2)
Elevation [1]	160 ft (50 m)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Bramiyah (Arabic: البرامية) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Beirut.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as el-Buramlyeh, a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[2]

In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted about El-Bramieh: "I descend to the north through plantations of fig, pomegranate and lemon trees. [] I walk on a plateau whose soil is very fertile, and [] pass to El-Bramieh, a hamlet of about fifty inhabitants, Druses or Christians. There are some ancient tombs carved into the rock."[3]

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 78.19% and Muslims made up 18.59% of registered voters in Al-Bramiyah. 44.77% of the voters were Maronite Catholics, 28.95% were Greek Catholics and 15,19% were Sunni Muslims.[4]

References

1. Bramiyeh, Localiban
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
3. Guérin, 1880, p. 508: "A huit heures quinze minutes, je redescends vérs le nord à travers des plantations de figuiers, de grenadiers et de citronniers. A huit heures dix-sept minutes, je chemine sur un plateau dont le sol est très fertile, et, à huit heures trente minutes, je passe à El-Bramieh, hameau d'une cinquantaine d'habitants, Druses ou Chretiens. On y observe quelques tombeaux antiques creusés dans le roc."
4. "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة البرامية، 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.
• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 2. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

• Bramiyeh, Localiban