Qraiyeh
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
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Qraiyeh (Arabic: القرية) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.
Qraiyeh
القرية El-Qrayeh | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Qraiyeh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′17″N 35°25′05″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
In 1875 Victor Guérin described the village: "I went up to Krayeh, a village of 350 inhabitants, most of them Maronites. Beautiful plantations of fig and mulberry trees cover the slopes of the hill on the top of which it is situated."[1]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 99.49% of registered voters in Qraiyeh. 76.12% of the voters were Maronite Catholics and 19.91% Greek Catholics.[2]
