Tarane

Village the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in the North Governorate of Lebanon

Place in North Governorate, Lebanon

Tarane طاران
Tarane, 2012
34°25′35″N 35°59′41″E / 34.42639°N 35.99472°E / 34.42639; 35.99472
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Districts of Lebanon	Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.04 km² (0.79 sq mi)
Time zone	+2
• Summer (DST)	+3

Tarane (Arabic: طاران) is a Lebanese Sunni Muslim village, located in the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District. It had 1,593 eligible voters in the 2009 elections.^[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Taran, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslim, located in the Ed-Dunniyeh area.^[3]

References

^ Tarane, Localiban
^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 20, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 186

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.