๐ฑ๐ง Douma (ุฏูู ุง, ย Dลซmฤ) is a village in Lebanon located 80ย km from Beirut, 30ย km from Byblos and 45 km from Tripoli. Douma is administratively part of Batroun District and is known for its location in a valley surrounded by mountains. It stands at an altitude of 1,070ย m. Almost all of its houses are covered in red tiles. It has a temperate climate and an abundance of vineyards and olive and apple groves.
History Douma was populated since ancient times. In the town square sits a sarcophagus, bearing a Greek inscription recording that this was the burial place of Castor, who died in 317 AD. The village was almost abandoned until the 16th century, during Ottoman rule, when the modern village was founded by the Greek Orthodox Christian clan of the Chalhoub. The family continues to inhabit the village until the present day. In 1880 the Ottoman mutasarrif of Mount Lebanon, Rustum Pasha, appointed a municipal council to administer Douma, the sixth locality to receive a council in Mount Lebanon.
The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon during World War I precipitated a wave of emigrants from Douma to the Americas and their remittances significantly contributed to boosting the village's economy. Most infrastructure and houses in Douma were built between 1881 and 1914, largely financed by emigrants from the village in Brazil, Argentina and the United States of America. In the 1920s, the leaders of Syria who had just rebelled against the French Mandatory rule, were detained and exiled to Douma of Lebanon. One of those leaders was Saโdallah al-Jabiri who was destined to become Syria's first Prime Minister after its independence in the 1940s. Another one was a main author of Syria's constitution: lawyer Safadi.
Name Douma is also named Dลซma al-Hadฤซd (literally "Douma of iron" or "Iron Douma") due to the abundance of iron found in its soil and the superior craftsmanship of its blacksmiths. The arming industry established under Ibrahim Pasha's rule encouraged many people from Choueir to come and settle in Douma since opportunities of work were plentiful at the time.
Douma has a population of over 2,702 people. Douma also forms part of the wider Batroun District which has a population of over 51,200 people. It is also a part of the larger North Governorate. Douma is situated near Batroun.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Douma has links with:
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Locations Near: Douma 35.8333,34.2
๐ฑ๐ง Batroun 35.65,34.25 d: 17.7
๐ฑ๐ง Zgharta 35.9,34.4 d: 23.1
๐ฑ๐ง Tripoli 35.85,34.433 d: 26
๐ฑ๐ง Jounieh 35.635,33.986 d: 30
๐ฑ๐ง Zouk Mikael 35.6,33.967 d: 33.7
๐ฑ๐ง Zahlรฉ 35.917,33.833 d: 41.5
๐ฑ๐ง Broummana 35.617,33.867 d: 42.1
๐ฑ๐ง Jdeideh 35.567,33.883 d: 42.9
๐ฑ๐ง Baalbek 36.221,34.003 d: 41.8
๐ฑ๐ง Bourj Hammoud 35.533,33.883 d: 44.8
Antipodal to: Douma -144.167,-34.2
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 18086.1
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16550.4
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16648.3
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16433.9
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13908.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13771.5
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13752.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13751.7