Dimane

Village in North Governorate of Lebanon

Village in North Governorate

Dimane

الديمان

Village

The Maronite Patriarch summer residence, located in Dimane.

Dimane

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 34°15′0″N 35°57′0″E﻿ / ﻿34.25000°N 35.95000°E﻿ / 34.25000; 35.95000
Country|  Lebanon
Governorate| North Governorate
District| Bsharri District
Elevation

| 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code| +961

Dimane or Diman (Arabic: الديمان) is a mountainous village in the Bsharri District, in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It sits at approximately 1400m above sea level, overlooking the Kadisha Valley.[1]

The inhabitants of Dimane are Lebanese and are followers of the Maronite Catholic Church. Its patron saint is Saint Joseph and his feast day is celebrated on 19 March each year.

## Summer Patriarchal residence

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The village is the summer residence of the Maronite Patriarch, currently Mar Béchara Pierre Raï. The foundation stone for the current Patriarchal residence was laid on 28 September 1899.[1]

## Landmarks

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Dimane is also known for the "Garden of the Patriarchs",[2] located in the west end of the village, and for the ancient footpath which starts behind the village's parish church, Saint John Maroun, and leads to the bottom of the Kadisha Valley where the Maronites headed by their Patriarch took refuge for centuries after the Arab Muslim invasions in the seventh century.

## Demographics

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In 2014 Christians made up 99.92% of registered voters in Dimane. 97.39% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[3]

## Photo gallery

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* The Maronite Patriarch summer residence, located in Dimane.

* Location of main sites in the Kadisha Valley.

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Maronite Patriarch's Garden, Dimane - LebanonUntravelled.com". 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
2. ^ "حديقة البطاركة الموارنة في الديمان تعود الى نشاطاتها الصيفية" [The Maronite Patriarchs Garden in Diman returns to its summer activities]. An-Nahar (in Arabic). Beirut. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
3. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/بشري/الديمان/المذاهب/

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Bsharri District, North Governorate

Capital: Bsharri

Towns and villages|

* Aabdine
* Bane
* Bazoun
* Barhalyoun
* Beit Minzer
* Bekaa Kafra
* Billa
* Blaouza
* Bqarqacha
* Brisat
* Bsharri
* Chira
* Dimane
* El-Arz
* Hadath El Jebbeh
* Hadchit
* Hasroun
* Mazraat Assaf
* Mazraat Bani Saab
* Moghr El Ahwal
* Qnat
* Qnaywer
* Tourza

Notable landmarks|

* Kadisha Valley
* Cedars of God
* Gibran Museum
* Qannoubine

Notable people|

* Saint Charbel
* Khalil Gibran
* Anthony Peter Arida

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Maronite Church

West Syriac Rite

Patriarch|

* List of Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch
* Bkerké
* Dimane
* Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

Eparchies|

* Archeparchy of Beirut
* Archeparchy of Antelias
* Archeparchy of Tripoli
* Archeparchy of Tyre
* Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar
* Eparchy of Batroun
* Eparchy of Byblos
* Eparchy of Sidon
* Eparchy of Zahleh
* Archeparchy of Damascus
* Archeparchy of Aleppo
* Eparchy of Latakia
* Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land
* Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine
* Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan
* Eparchy of Cairo
* Archeparchy of Cyprus
* Eparchy of the Annunciation, Ibadan
* Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
* Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
* Eparchy of Saint Charbel in Buenos Aires
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of São Paulo

Churches|

* Cathedrals:
* St George Cathedral, Beirut
* Cathedral of Saint Elijah, Aleppo
* St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Brooklyn)
* Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral (Los Angeles)
* St. Raymond Cathedral (St. Louis)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Procathedral, Bogotá
* St. Maron's Cathedral, Buenos Aires
* Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral, Ibadan
* Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City
* Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Nicosia)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Paris)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, São Paulo
* St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney

* Churches:
* Church of Saidet et Tallé
* Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
* St. Ann's Church, Albany
* St. Sharbel Church, Portland
* Our Lady of Lebanon, Montevideo

* Shrines:
* Our Lady of Lebanon
* Our Lady of Bekaa
* Our Lady of Bechouat
* Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (North Jackson, Ohio)

* Monasteries:
* Monastery of Saint Maron
* Monastery of Qozhaya
* Mar Sarkis, Ehden
* Monastery of the Holy Saviour, Kreim
* Maronite Convent, Jerusalem

Religious institutes|

* Lebanese Maronite Order
* Antonin Maronite Order
* Mariamite Maronite Order
* Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries

Saints|

* Maron
* John Maron
* Abraham of Cyrrhus
* Domnina of Syria
* Chayna
* Nimatullah Kassab
* Charbel Makhlouf
* Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
* Bl. Istifan al-Duwayhi
* Bl. Elias Peter Hoayek

Traditions|

* Three Sundays of Commemoration

See also|

* Lebanese Maronite Christians
* Cross of All Nations
* Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame des Secours

* Catholic Church portal

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