Doueir
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Doueir دوير |
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Relief of Apollo and Artemis, discovered near Doueir by Ernest Renan, presently in the Louvre
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 Doueir
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| Coordinates: 33°23′11″N 35°24′52″E / 33.38639°N 35.41444°ECoordinates: 33°23′11″N 35°24′52″E / 33.38639°N 35.41444°E | |
| Grid position | 120/161 L |
| Country |
 Lebanon
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| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Nabatieh District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fouad Mohammad Rammal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Doueir (Arabic: دوير, al-Dwayr), or Dweir, is a village of 7,500 inhabitants in Southern Lebanon near Nabatieh, and north of the Litani River. It is located directly next to the village of charquieh. Although Doueir is considered a small village, it is the home of many well-known Lebanese such as former Labour minister Ali Qanso, Mehdi Kanso, and the late nuclear physics scientist Rammal Rammal.
In 1875 Victor Guérin found it to be a large village with 800 Metuali inhabitants.
During the 2006 Lebanon War, Doueir was among the first targets of the Israel Defense Forces, with a family of 12 killed on July 13. The village has since benefited from investment by the Italian government to build a new olive oil mill.
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