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Coordinates: 33°17′10″N 35°19′10″E / 33.28611°N 35.31944°E / 33.28611; 35.31944
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Barish
باريش
Baarish
Map showing the location of Barish within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Barish within Lebanon
Barish
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°17′10″N 35°19′10″E / 33.28611°N 35.31944°E / 33.28611; 35.31944
Grid position110/150 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Lebanon Governorate
DistrictTyre District
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Barish (Arabic: باريش) is a local authority in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.

Name

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Anis Freiha said that the origin of her name is Syriac: “The house of the chief and the lieutenant colonel, and he mentioned that there is another possibility that it is from the Hebrew bero ?sh: cypress, and in the Aramaic bero ?sh, and in the Syriac.” [1]

Location

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Barish is located in the South Governorate, Tyre District. It is 350 m above sea level and 89 kilometers to the southwest of Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, or about an hour and a half, and 16 km from the center of its district Tyre. Its land area is 404 hectares. [2] The number of its registered residents is 5000, expatriates 1500. [3] [4]

Education

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Educational establishments Barish (2005-2006) Lebanon (2005–2006)
Number of Schools 1 2788
Public School 1 1763
Private School 0 1025
Students schooled in the public schools 431 439905
Students schooled in the private schools 0 471409

References

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  1. ^ Daher, Al Cheick Saliman. Dictionary of Jabal Amel Village. Imam Al-Sadiq Foundation for Research in the Heritage of the Scholars of Jabal Amel. p. 73.
  2. ^ "Barish". www.localiban.org. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Barish Village". lebanonnow1.blogspot.com.
  4. ^ "Barish". baladi-lb.com.

Category:Populated places in Tyre District Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon Category:Populated places in Lebanon