Miniyeh
Sign in to saveMiniyeh or Minya () is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.
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- Miniyeh
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- 300px
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- Location in Lebanon.
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- Lebanon
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- 300
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- Districts of Lebanon
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- North Governorate
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- Miniyeh-Danniyeh District
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Toufic Zreika
- Settlement.population_total
- 20,680
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- +2
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- +3
- Settlement.website
- http://www.mymenieh.com/
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- www.mymenieh.com
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Miniyeh or Minya () is the capital of the Miniyeh-Danniyeh District in North Governorate of Lebanon. Minya is located 96 km from Beirut at an altitude of 20 m above sea level.
== History == Following the Battle of Sannine, on March 635 the Battle of Miniyeh took place between the Arab armies of the Rashidun Caliphate and the remaining forces of Legio IV Fidelis. The battle was part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The outcome of the battle was an annihilation of the Byzantine empire forces and removing their threat on Tyre.
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