Houaich

Houaich

حويش
Houaich حويش
village
	Houaich
	Coordinates: 34°29′54″N 36°07′01″E / 34.49833°N 36.11694°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Area
• Total	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	1,451 eligible voters
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

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Houaich (Arabic: حويش) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon.

The population of Houaich is mostly Sunni Muslim.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as el-Huweish, located south of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Sunni Muslims.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Houaich, Localiban
^ ^a ^b "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 17, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Houaich, Localiban

[localiban-1] Houaich, Localiban

[Municipal-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 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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