Btaaboura
Village in Koura District, Lebanon
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Btaaboura (Arabic: بتعبورا) is a village in Koura District of Lebanon. The population is Greek Orthodox.[1] A church is being constructed as of June 2011, it is dedicated to St. Elias.[2] In 1953, Btaaboura had a population of 350 living in 36 households.[3]
In 1997 and on 21 November 2011, Michel Temer, then Vice President of Brazil, visited Btaaboura, which is the birthplace of his father, Nakhoul (Miguel) Temer, and mother, Marcha Barbar.[4][5][6][7]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 98.31% of registered voters in Btaaboura. 90.15% of the voters were Greek Orthodox.[8]
