Mousaitbeh

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Mousaitbeh
المصيطبة
Mousaitbeh is located in Beirut
Mousaitbeh
Mousaitbeh
Coordinates: 33°53′01″N 35°29′44″E / 33.8836°N 35.4955°E / 33.8836; 35.4955
Country Lebanon

al-Mousaitbeh (Arabic: المصيطبة, romanized: al-Mūsayṭbah) is a quarter in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.[1][2] It is a mixed area of Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox Christians.[3]

Demographics

Religion in Mousaitbeh (2014) [4]
Religion Percent
Sunni Islam
 
 58.22%
Shia Islam
 
 16.02%
Christian
 
 22.20%
Others
 
 3.56%

In 2014, Muslims made up 74.29% and Christians made up 22.20% of registered voters in Mousaitbeh. 58.22% of the voters were Sunni Muslims, 16.02% were Shiite Muslims, 7.78% were Greek Orthodox and 5.45% were Syriac Orthodox.[5]

References

  1. "نحن التراث: مرويّات عن السكن" [We are the heritage: narratives about housing]. مرصد السكن (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. "Another City Series". مرصد السكن. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. "nka pamphlets: mousseitbeh" (PDF). Housing Monitor (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  4. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/بيروت/بيروت-الثالثة/المصيطبة/المذاهب/
  5. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/بيروت/بيروت-الثالثة/المصيطبة/المذاهب/