Btaaboura

Btaaboura (Arabic: بتعبورا) is a village in Koura District of Lebanon. The population is Greek Orthodox.^[1] A church is being constructed as of June 2011, it is dedicated to St. Elias.^[2] In 1953, Btaaboura had a population of 350 living in 36 households.^[3]

In 1997 and on 21 November 2011, Michel Temer, then Vice President of Brazil, visited Btaaboura, which is the birthplace of his father, Nakhoul (Miguel) Temer, and mother, Marcha Barbar.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Website: Saint Elias Church - Btaaboura". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
^ Sawaya, Salah Michel (March 1953). Household Income and Expenditure in Al-Kura, Lebanon (PDF). Scholarworks (M.A.). Beirut, Lebanon: Economics Dept., American University of Beirut, Lebanon. hdl:10938/3411. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
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^ "Politicians of Lebanese descent flourish in Brazil". The Daily Star.
^ "Michel Temer's Lebanese homeland fetes his success". Ya Libnan. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ "Lebanese-Brazilian Michel Temer moves closer to Brazilian presidency". Ya Libnan. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.