Brih
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Brih, Breeh ({{langx|ar|بريح}}) is a village in the Chouf District in Mount Lebanon region, Lebanon. Brih is located {{convert|53|km}} away from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It sits at an altitude of {{convert|800-1100|m}} above sea level and has an overall surface area of {{convert|305|ha|mi2}}.
The word Brih is of Syro-Aramaic origin it means "The House of the Perfume" where "Bet" which means house or place and "Rih" or "Reeha" means perfume.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
Access to Brih
There are three roads leading to Brih:
- Road from East of Lebanon: Beqaa – Maaser El Chouf – Moukhtara – Boqaata – Ain w Zain – Batloun – Kfar Nabrakh – Brih.
- Road from North of Lebanon : Beirut – Aley – Bhamdoun – Saoufar – Mdayrij – Ain Dara – Nabeh Safa – Brih.
- Road from South of Lebanon: Damour – Deir el Qamar – Maaser Beit Eddin – Fouwara – Brih.
Population
Brih is a mixed Druze and Christian village.{{cite news|url=http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4212|title=Brih – Chouf centre de ressources sur le développement local au Liban (localiban)|date=1999-12-31|publisher=CDR|access-date=2010-10-09|archive-date=2014-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918052832/http://www.localiban.org/spip.php?article4212|url-status=dead}}
St George's Church attack
Druze leftist gunmen attacked St George's Church during prayers on August 21, 1977, with automatic gunfire inside and around the church killing 13 people.{{Cite web |last=ictj |date=2014-07-30 |title=Massacre of St. George Church in Brih |url=https://civilsociety-centre.org/sir/massacre-st-george-church-brih |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Civil Society Knowledge Centre |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=September 2013 |title=Lebanon's Legacy of Political Violence, A Mapping of Serious Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Lebanon, 1975-2008 |url=https://www.ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Report-Lebanon-Mapping-2013-EN_0.pdf |website=International Center for Transitional Justice}}{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=A tough homecoming for Lebanon's Christians {{!}} DW {{!}} 09.03.2015 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/a-tough-homecoming-for-lebanons-christians/a-18304119 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}
Religious places in Brih
References
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External links
- [http://www.localiban.org/article4212.html Brih], Localiban
{{Chouf District}}
Category:Populated places in Chouf District