Blat, Marjayoun
Municipality in Nabatieh Governorate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blat (Arabic: بلاط) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon, located just north of Marjayoun.
Blat
بلاط | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Ravine, in the Litani River by Blat, ca 1851, by van de Velde | |
 Blat Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′10″N 35°36′02″E | |
| Grid position | 136/161 L |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
In 1596, it was named as a village, Balat, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 56 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25 % on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, olive trees, vineyards, goats, beehives; in addition to occasional revenues, a press for olive oil or grape syrup and a water mill; a total of 6,000 akçe.[1][2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Blat's population as being Metawileh.[3]
On 27 December 1993, during the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, a Norwegian soldier was killed when an Israeli tank, stationed in neighbouring Aishiyeh, fired on his UNIFIL patrol outside Blat. The Indian Army contingent with UNIFIL had a small base camp in the village.[4]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 88.35% and Christians made up 11.13% of registered voters in Blat. 84.89% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
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