Official Name: | Arabsalim |
Native Name: | عربصاليم |
Other Name: | Arab Salim |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.4289°N 35.5164°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Nabatieh District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Grid Position: | 129/165 L |
Arabsalim (ar|عربصاليم) is a municipality in Nabatieh District, in southern Lebanon.
The town’s name, which comes from the Phoenician language, also appears in Pharaonic records as Rab Salim or “the god of peace.” Found here is a shrine to the prophet Salim, which has important archeological significance.[1]
Arabsalim is located 87 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level[2]
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.59% of registered voters in Arabsalim. 97.98% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]