Mazraat En Nahr

Mazraat En Nahr مزرعة النهر
—  Village  —
View of Mazraat En Nahr, Zgharta/Bsharri
Mazraat En Nahr Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°15′07″N 35°53′54″E / 34.25194°N 35.89833°E / 34.25194; 35.89833Coordinates: 34°15′07″N 35°53′54″E / 34.25194°N 35.89833°E / 34.25194; 35.89833
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
District	Zgharta District
Population (2010)
– Total	378
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33227
Dialing code	+961
Website	http://mazraatennahr.weebly.com/
Family Names Bakhous Bakhos Bakous Bitar Dib Ghaleb Hawwa Massaad Michael Mouawad Moujalli Nasr Nassif Rawadi Saba Semaan Sleiman Yaacoub Yaghi Younan Zougbi

Mazraat En Nahr also spelt Mazret Al Nahr, Mazraat El Nahr or Mazraat Al Nahr; Arabic: مزرعة النهر‎ is a village located on the border line of the Zgharta District and the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.

The Lebanese hailing from Mazraat En Nahr number 20,000 worldwide. 98% of them live outside Lebanon, mainly in Australia and the United States. The population is Maronite Catholic.

General information

Mazraat En Nahr is a small but beautiful village in Zgharta, Lebanon which is situated in-between two major villages Tourza and Sereel. The name Mazraat Al Nahr is a Lebanese word meaning “Planting by the river” because of the beautiful Agriculture that consist of potatoes, onions, fruits and vegetables all by the side river of El Karya and El Ghar Spring. The people of Mazraat En Nahr on the other hand make up a population of about of about 378 people but not official census has been taken lately. Most of the inhabitants of Mazraat En Nahr were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Canaanites, Phoenician and Aramiin, who later became known as the Syriac.

Agriculture: Potatoes, Onions, Fruits and Vegetables.
Water Source: El Karya spring and El Ghar spring.
Celebrations: The feast of Mar Youssef, 19 March.

Directions

Distance from Beirut: 98 km. Distance from Tripoli: 24 km. Distance from Zgharta: 19 km. Altitude: 567 m.

▪Roads To Get There: Tripoli - Zgharta - Kfar Hata - Aarjis - Kfar Fou - Karm Seddeh - Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr. Or Via: Ehden - Sereel - Mazraat En Nahr.

Closest Hotels

Saqiyat al `Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Saqiet el Abd - 2 km or 2 miles
Mgharet Abou Aali - 4 km or 3 miles
Magharat Abu `Ali - 4 km or 3 miles
Dahr Abou Taiya - 6 km or 4 miles
Dahr Abu Tayyah - 6 km or 4 miles
Ed Doueir - 6 km or 4 miles
Saqiet el Aakre - 2 km or 1 miles
Saqiyat al `Akirah - 2 km or 1 miles
Harf el Aalem - 5 km or 3 miles
Harf al `Alam - 5 km or 3 miles
Al `Aqabah - 2 km or 2 miles
El Aaqabe - 2 km or 2 miles
Qada' `Alayh - 3 km or 2 miles
Al Baruk - 6 km or 4 miles

External links

• http://mazraatennahr.weebly.com/
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  http://www.baldati.com/networks/community.php?networkid=321