Mar Elias
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Mar Elias is a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
, by Beirut
. The camp is rare as it composed mainly of Christian Palestinians
; almost all the rest of the refugee camps contain Muslim Palestinians. The camp is named after the Christian Saint Mar Elias
.
In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, by Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
. The camp is rare as it composed mainly of Christian Palestinians
Palestinian Christian
Palestinian Christians are Arabic-speaking Christians descended from the people of the geographical area of Palestine. Within Palestine, there are churches and believers from many Christian denominations, including Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholic , Protestant, and others...
; almost all the rest of the refugee camps contain Muslim Palestinians. The camp is named after the Christian Saint Mar Elias
Mar Elias
Mar Elias is a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, by Beirut. The camp is rare as it composed mainly of Christian Palestinians; almost all the rest of the refugee camps contain Muslim Palestinians...
.
In 2002 there were 1,406 registered refugees in the camp.
Further reading
- Dalrymple, William (1997): From the Holy MountainFrom the Holy MountainFrom the Holy Mountain is a 1997 historical travel book by William Dalrymple.Dalrymple's third book From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium saw him trace the ties of Eastern Orthodox congregations scattered in the Middle East to their ancient origins; it also deals with the...
, Harper Collins, ISBN 0002555093 p.266-75, 287, 362 (Dalrymple interviewed Sarah Daou from Kafr Bir'imKafr Bir'imKafr Bir'im, also Kefr Berem , was an Arab Christian village in Palestine located south of the Lebanese border and northwest of Safed. The village was situated above sea level, with a church overlooking it at an elevation of . The church was built on the ruins of an older church destroyed in an...
)
External links and references
- Mar Elias, articles from UNWRA