Sarine, Lebanon

Saraaine El Tahta (Arabic: سرعين التحتا‎) (also spelled Sareen, Serraine El Tahta, Saraain El Tahta) is an agricultural christian village in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

Saraaine El Tahta

سرعين التحتا
Saraaine El Tahta
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°53′10″N 36°4′4″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateBaalbek-Hermel
DistrictBaalbek
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

The Church of Saint Georges in Saraaine was destroyed during the war in 1976 . Under the auspices of Bishop Al-Hashem, the Bishop of Baalbeck and the patronage of Ms. Manell P. Brice, a member of the Journal of Maronite Studies' Editorial Board, the rebuilding of the church began in 1999. There are 5 churches in Saraaine El Tahta: Saint Elias (Maronite Church), Saint Challita (Maronite Church), Saint Georges (Maronite Church), Saint Elias (Catholic Orthodox Church) and The Shrine of Our Lady of Birth

The village is habited mainly by the Chamoun family of Lebanon and contains more than 15 family (Rahme, Chidiac, Gemayyel, Sadaka...).

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