Dmit, in the Chouf

Dmit is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Dmit with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.

elevation ~437 m · population ~1,500

About Dmit

Dmit is a town in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon at about null m above sea level roughly 40 km from Beirut. Registered population is around 1,500.

Name & origin

Freiha traces Dmit to Aramaic-Syriac for 'the likeness, the similar,' whence the Arabic 'dumya' (effigy), possibly meaning an idol. Ancient remains have surfaced by chance when digging the land, including sarcophagi, building stones and pottery shards predating the Mamluk devastation of the region.

In figures

registered voters ~570 · ~47 km from Beirut

Families

أبو خير، أبو شقرا، أبو ضرغم، أمان الدين، الباشا، بريش، خداج، السعدي، شهيّب، طربيه، العبّاس، غنّام، القاضي، أبي صعب، خوند، زيدان، نصر، الهاشم

Common questions

Where is Dmit located?

The town of Dmit is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, about 47 km from Beirut, at around 437 m elevation.

How far is Dmit from Beirut?

Dmit is about 47 km from Beirut.

What does the name Dmit mean?

Freiha traces Dmit to Aramaic-Syriac for 'the likeness, the similar,' whence the Arabic 'dumya' (effigy), possibly meaning an idol. Ancient remains have surfaced by chance when digging the land, including sarcophagi, building stones and pottery shards predating the Mamluk devastation of the region.

Which families are from Dmit?

Families associated with Dmit include: أبو خير, أبو شقرا, أبو ضرغم, أمان الدين, الباشا, بريش, خداج, السعدي, شهيّب, طربيه, العبّاس, غنّام, القاضي, أبي صعب, خوند, زيدان, نصر, الهاشم.

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