Sarba, Lebanon

Sarba () is a town located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted Serba as a village located in "Aklim el-Kesrawan, Northeast of Beirut; the chief seat of the Maronites".Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 193

During the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon in 1916, the village experienced five deaths due to starvation.

See also Jounieh, nearby coastal city; article includes historical data about Sarba References

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