Massoudieh

Massoudieh
مسعودية
Village

Field with cows and a boy on a horse in Massoudieh
Massoudieh
Coordinates: 34°33′2″N 36°4′41″E / 34.55056°N 36.07806°E / 34.55056; 36.07806
Country  Lebanon
Governorate North Governorate
District Akkar District
Population Estimate
  Total 1,000

Massoudieh (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in Akkar, North Lebanon, inhabited by Alawites.[1]

Population

Most of the inhabitants of Massoudieh are Alawites.

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). Migration figures are high to even suggest that every family in the village would at least have or know of one friend or relative that have migrated to another country.

See also

References

  1. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4896c47526.html
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