Zawarib

Zawarib, Al-Zawarib, Zouarib (Arabic: الزواريب) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, situated on a hill above the Akkar valley and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Zawarib is surrounded by the village of Miniara from the South and Sheik Taba from the North.

Al-Zawarib زواريب
Al-Zawarib Location in Lebanon. The surrounding district can be seen on the map.
Coordinates: 34°31′49″N 36°04′12″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Akkar
District	Akkar
Government
• Mayor	Nametallah Wehbe (Elected May 2016)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population
• Total	1,000
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.^[1]

Social life

The village population is around 1000 many of them live outside Lebanon. 283 persons voted in the 2009 municipal elections to elect 9 village council members. All the village residents are Christians with a majority of Greek-Orthodox.^[2]

Families

The major families in Zawarib are: Naddour, Matar, Nader, Farah, Farfour, Saoud, Chahoud, Wehbe, Fakhoury, Habib, Daas, Greige, Nabout and Tohme.^{[citation needed]}

Education and Employment

There is a relatively high literacy in the village. A few prominent Ph.D. holders, and much more Master’s degrees holders especially among the young generation. The most prominent intellectual personality from Zawarib is Dr. Suheil Farah, a professor in history who was the first foreigner to be granted the highest award of the Russian Academy and a nominee for Nobel Peace Prize in 2018. Other occupations include: Doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers, and employees in the public sector. Many of the poorly educated youth are enrolled in the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces with many highly ranked officers among them.^{[citation needed]}