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Srobbin صربين
Municipality
SrobbinLocation within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°9′14″N 35°21′32″E / 33.15389°N 35.35889°E / 33.15389; 35.35889
Grid position	183/284 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Srobbin, Surubbin, (Arabic: صربين) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon. The municipality is located in the region of Nabatiye about 27km away from the region's capital Nabatiye and about 83km away from Lebanon's capital Beirut.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, Srobbin comes from a personal name.

History

In 1852, Edward Robinson noted the village (Seribbin) on his travels in the region.

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "a small stone village, containing about eighty Metawileh, situated on hill-top, with olives and arable cultivation; springs near, and cisterns and birket."

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.49% of registered voters in Srobbin. 98.36% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 95
2. Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 61
3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 203
4. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/صربين/المذاهب/

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1856). Later Biblical Researches in Palestine and adjacent regions: A Journal of Travels in the year 1852. London: John Murray.

External links

• Srobbine, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons

v t e Bint Jbeil District, Nabatieh Governorate
Capital	Bint Jbeil
Towns and villages	Ain Ebel Aitaroun Aynata Ayta al-Jabal Ayta ash-Shaab Beit Lif Beit Yahoun Baraashit Burj Qalaouiyah Deir Intar Debel Froun Al-Ghandouriyah Haddatha Hanin Haris Al-Jumayjimah Kafra Kfar Dounin Kherbet Selem Kounin Maroun al-Ras Qalaouiyah Al-Qaouzah Rashaf Ramiyah Rmaish Safad al-Battikh Shaqra Srobbin As-Sultaniyah Tibnin At-Tiri Yaroun Yatar
Other	Aard el Borj Belat temple Chalaaboun Douwara Khallet el Hamra Wadi Koura Wadi Yaroun Wadi al-Taym Wadi Saluki

• Populated places in Bint Jbeil District
• Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon