Al-Khreibat
Al-Khreibat
الخريبات Kharibat Khuraybat | |
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Village | |
UTC+3 (EEST ) |
Al-Khreibat (
Dibbash to the southeast, Tayshur to the east, and al-Shaykh Saad
to the north.
Population
According to the
Sunni Muslim villages. This is due to low birth rates and high levels of emigration to the cities, such as Damascus and Aleppo and abroad to places like Lebanon, France, the United States and Canada.[2]
During the
French Mandate
eras, the Christian residents of al-Khreibat and Bimalkah were one of the few peoples of the coastal region to actually own their olive orchards unlike most other communities whose lands were owned by landlords from the major coastal cities.
The major family in this area is the Lahoud family, a Catholic Maronite group that has helped build the local church. They have also been involved in the olive oil and coffee business. They currently perform business in the United States.[2]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ ISBN 2845868189.
