Maaroub

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Marub comes from abounding in water.Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/29/mode/1up 29] It has been suggested that the name Maaroub means a "land of great abundance and goodness." It has been also suggested that it means that it is perfect land for agriculture where the agriculture of olive, tobacco, wheat and figs flourish.{{cite web |last1=Article |title=What You Don't Know About Maaroub |url=https://majadel.com/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8/ |website=majadel.com |access-date=6 June 2021}}

Maaroub is located in the South Governorate, Tyre District. It is 270 m above sea level and 88 kilometres to the south-west of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, or about an hour and a half, and 15 km from the center of its district Tyre. Its land area is 562 hectares.{{cite web |last1=article |title=Maaroub |url=http://www.libandata.org/ar/almdn/mrwb |website=libandata.org |access-date=7 Dec 2017}} The number of its registered residents is 3600.{{cite web |title=Maaroub |url=https://www.lebanonnow.net/2018/07/blog-post_333.html |website=www.Lebanonnow.net |access-date=5 July 2018}}

Maaroub is known for its historical monuments, one of those being Cave of Al-Saliha. The Cave of Al-Saliha is located in the middle of the village; specifically, in the old village. The aforementioned cave has the following story, according to local folklore: A pious woman had a shrine she would frequent. Whenever she (mysteriously) appeared; a very beautiful scent would emanate. Thus, it is said that people would visit that place to light candles and pray. This cave dates back at least to Ottoman times.{{cite web |title=What You Don't Know about Maaroub |url=https://majadel.com/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8/ |website=majadel.com |access-date=6 June 2021}}

In 1875, Victor Guérin noted it as "a small village called Ain Ma'roub. It owes its existence to a nearby spring, which flows into the wadi itself and waters fig and pomegranate trees. The population of this village can be estimated at a hundred Metualis. It succeeded an ancient locality; for I see here and there several ashlars and a small Corinthian capital in white marble embedded in the wall of a private house, which, I was told, were found on the spot."Guérin, 1880, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n296/mode/1up 256]-[https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n297/mode/1up 257]: " je descends dans le lit de cet oued et, sur les flancs de sa berge opposée, j'examine un petit village appelé Ain Ma'roub. Il doit son existence à une source voisine, qui coule dans l'oued même et y arrose quelques bouquets de figuiers et de grenadiers. La population de ce village peut être estimée à une centaine de Métualis. Il a succédé à une localité antique; car j'aperçois çà et là plusieurs pierres de taille et un petit chapiteau corinthien en marbre blanc encastré dans le mur d'une maison particulière, qui, m'a-t-on dit, ont été trouvés sur place."

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "Mud and stone village, containing about 200 Metawileh, built on the side of a hill, with figs and arable land around. Water from cisterns and a spring."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/93/mode/1up 93]

Maaroub was once home to a collection of old houses constructed using traditional methods that markedly differ from contemporary building practices. The conventional technique involved the application of a mixture known as "Madlakeh", consisting of dirt and mud shaped into stones.

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.84% of registered voters in Maaroub. 98.54% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/معروب/المذاهب/

• Ahmad Chhadeh; a Lebanese music produce and founder and CEO of Arabsong Production
• Salah Ezzedine, Lebanese businessman arrested for running a pyramid scheme
• Muhammad Fneish; a Shia Lebanese politician and member of Hezbollah.
• Hussein Fneish ({{langx|ar|حسين فنيش}}) (October 14, 1993-) is a Lebanese actor. He was born in Maaroub Tyre District.[https://elcinema.com/person/2129938/ Hussein Fneish elcinema.com]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423102400/https://www.elcinema.com/person/2129938/ |date=23 April 2019}} He participated in commercial advertisements, then moved to acting in 2016, where he participated in many works.{{cite web |title=The Gorgeous Actor Hussein Fneish after the Series "Ma Fei" |url=http://www.awwalkhabar.com/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7/ |website=awwalkhabar.com |access-date=26 Feb 2019}}

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• {{cite book|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund|volume=1}}
• {{cite book|last=Guérin|first=V.|authorlink=Victor Guérin|title=Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine|url=https://archive.org/details/descriptiongogr00gugoog|volume=3: Galilee, pt. 2|year=1880|publisher= L'Imprimerie Nationale|location=Paris|language=French}}
• {{cite book|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|authorlink=Edward Henry Palmer|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund}}

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• [http://www.localiban.org/maaroub localiban]
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg Wikimedia commons]

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Category:Populated places in Tyre District

Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon