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Az-Zrariyah

الزرارية
Zrarieh
Az-Zrariyah الزرارية Zrarieh
Municipality
	Az-Zrariyah Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°20′30″N 35°19′58″E / 33.34167°N 35.33278°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Az-Zrariyah (Arabic: الزرارية) is a municipality in southern Lebanon, located in the Sidon District. It is home to about 20,000 people, over half of whom are emigrants to West Africa, Europe and the Americas. The etymology of "Zrarieh" is derived from the Aramaic word for rose or flower. Zrarieh's residents are Shia Muslims by religious confession. Historically, the village has supported the Lebanese Communist Party though in more recent years, support has shifted to more mainstream Shia parties.^{[citation needed]}