Mimess

Mimess (Arabic: ميمس) is a municipality the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.

Mimess ميمس
Municipality
Mimess Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′11″N 35°42′51″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Hasbaya District
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Mimis as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.^[1]

In 1875 Victor Guérin noted: "At nine hours fifteen minutes, I crossed the Wadi Mimas, which leads to the Wadi et-Teim. Beyond, to the north, rises, on a hill, the village of the same name. It is inhabited by Druses and schismatic Greeks. Some ruins on a mound next to this village, on the west side, are called Kharbet Ras A'ly".^[2]

Demographics

In 2014 Druze made up 82.14% and Christians made up 16.25% of registered voters in Mimess. 13.93% of the voters were Greek Orthodox.^[3]