Massoudieh
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Massoudieh ({{langx|ar|مسعودية}}) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, inhabited by Alawites.{{Cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4896c47526.html|title=Refworld | Lebanon: Displaced families struggle on both sides of sectarian divide}}
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as el-Mas'udiyeh, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Alawites.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/184/mode/1up 184]
Population
The inhabitants of Massoudieh are Alawites or Sunnis.{{cite web|title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |publisher=The Monthly |accessdate=4 November 2016 |page=17, 22 |date=March 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archivedate=3 June 2016 }}
A significant percentage of the village population have migrated to the capital city of Beirut. Also, a significant percentage of the town population have migrated overseas to countries such as Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Gulf Arab states and European Union (UK and France).
See also
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838|location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}}
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External links
- [http://www.localiban.org/article723.html Massaaoudiyeh], Localiban
{{Akkar District}}
{{Districts of Lebanon}}
Category:Populated places in Akkar District
Category:Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
Category:Alawite communities in Lebanon
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