Editing Miniara

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| name                    = Miniara
| native_name             = منياره
| native_name_lang        = ara<!-- ISO 639-2 code: "fr" for French, "ara" for Arabic -->
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| subdivision_type1       = [[Governorates of Lebanon|Governorate]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Akkar Governorate]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of Lebanon|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Akkar District]]

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| leader_party            = El Sarraf Family
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'''Miniara''' ({{langx|ar|منياره}}) (also transliterated '''Minyara''') is a village in [[Akkar Governorate]], [[Lebanon]], 9 kilometers east of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and 3 kilometers south of [[Halba, Lebanon|Halba]]. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000.

==History==
In 1838, [[Eli Smith]] noted  the village (named ''Menyarah''),  whose inhabitants were [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]], located west of [[esh-Sheikh Mohammed]].<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/183/mode/1up 183]</ref>

In 1856 it was named ''Menyarah'' on [[Kiepert maps of Palestine and Jerusalem|Kiepert's map of Palestine]]/Lebanon published that year,<ref>Kiepert, 1856, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1856_Kiepert_Map_of_Lebanon_-_Geographicus_-_Lebanon-kiepert-1856.jpg Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon]</ref>

Miniara is the birthplace of Ibrahim ''Beik'' El-Sarraf, the first member of the Lebanese parliament to represent the Christian seat of [[Akkar]] for 2 terms when [[Lebanon]] was still a French Mandate, and his younger brother "Afandi" Zeki EL Sarraf the first mayor in the municipality of Akkar in his village Miniara.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} Dr Yacoub El Sarraf, son of Ibrahim El Sarraf, was elected the Minister of Health of Lebanon in 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministers of Health |url=https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/Pages/9/1024/the-ministry |publisher=The Ministry of Public Health}}</ref> and was known for treating poor people free of charge and his many public services.--. The current mayor of the village of Miniara is Toni Naim Aboud since 1998.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

==Demographics==
The population is religiously diverse. A [[Christianity in Lebanon|Christian]] village but of several different denominations with a majority of [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]] and including [[Melkite Greek Catholic]], [[Maronite Catholic]], and [[Evangelical]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |publisher=The Monthly |accessdate=4 November 2016 |page=21 |date=March 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archivedate=3 June 2016 }}</ref>

==Education==
The majority of Miniara's teenage population is either in high school or has completed high school. 

Miniara has both private and public schools.

===Private Schools===
*Saint Joseph's High School
*Saint Joseph's Elementary School
*Modern School

===Public Schools===
*Miniara Female Public School
*Miniara Public High School
*Miniara Boys Public School

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838|  location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}} 
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://www.localiban.org/article4727.html  Minyara], Localiban 
*[http://www.rlef.eu.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110202050535/http://lebrl.com/]
*[http://www.almustaqbal.com/stories.aspx?StoryID=39808 Al Mustaqbal - article on Fouad Ibrahim Sarraf] accessed January 13, 2007.
{{Akkar District}}
{{Coord|34|31|57|N|36|03|38.76|E|region:LB_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS|display=title}}

[[Category:Populated places in Akkar District]]
[[Category:Christian communities in Lebanon]]