Bebnine

Bebnine () is a town located in the Akkar District of the Akkar Governorate in Lebanon. Its inhabitants are primarily Sunni Muslims.

History In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183

In 1856 it was named Bibnin on Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year.Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 99.79% of registered voters in Bebnine. 99.50% of the voters were Sunni Muslims.

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