Zebdin
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Zebdin
زبدين | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Zebdin Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′37″N 35°27′40″E / 33.37694°N 35.46111°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Nabatieh District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Zebdin (Levantine Arabic: زبدين, romanized: Zebdīn) is a municipality in the Nabatieh District in Lebanon.
In 1875, Victor Guérin noted on his travels in the region: "I arrived at Zebdin, a village situated on a hill whose slopes are cultivated with fig trees; it contains 600 Metualis. There is a small mosque fairly well built. At the bottom of the village is a fountain surmounted by an arched arcade of antique appearance. Two neighbouring wells must also date from antiquity."[1]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.51% of registered voters in Zebdin. 97.21% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]
