Benwati

Benwati
بنواتي
Benouati
Municipality
Benwati is located in Lebanon
Benwati
Benwati
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°34′30″N 35°34′28″E / 33.57500°N 35.57444°E / 33.57500; 35.57444
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,720 ft (830 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Benwati, (Arabic: بنواتي) is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 80 km south of Beirut.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Benwateh, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[2]

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 98.67% of registered voters in Benwati. 91.08% of the voters were Sunni Muslims.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Benouati, localiban
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
  3. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة بنواتي، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". Lub-anan. Retrieved 2024-11-27.

Bibliography

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