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{{About| the Lebanese town | |Rafid (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Al-Rafid
| other_name = Al-Rafeed
| native_name = الرفيد
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| image_caption = View of the northeastern part of al-Rafid
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Beqaa Governorate|Beqaa]]
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'''Al-Rafid''' ({{langx|ar|الرفيد}}) is a village in the [[Rashaya District]], in the southeastern area of the [[Beqaa Governorate]] in [[Lebanon]]. Its population is estimated to be 3,000. Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الرفيد، قضاء راشيا محافظة البقاع في لبنان |url=https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=إعْرَفْ لبنان |language=en}}</ref> The village has two [[mosques]], two schools, two pharmacies, and a telecommunications facility.

==Geography==
The oldest part of the village lies halfway up Mount Baaloul (Jabal Baaloul) on the eastern slope. It is widely accepted by the inhabitants of the town that the town was originally located on the top of the mountain but was re-located after a civil strife had subsided over 400 years ago. Neighboring localities include [[Bire]], [[Mhaydseh]], [[Kherbet Rouha]], and [[Mdoukha]]. The town is located about {{Convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Beirut]] and {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Damascus]], [[Syria]].

==History==
In 1838, [[Eli Smith]] noted Al-Rafid,'s population as being predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]].<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/141/mode/1up 141]</ref>

The village was occupied first by [[PLO]] forces in the late 1970s Inhabited by the PFLP , then by [[Israel]]i forces in the early 1980s.{{cn|date=October 2020}}At least two people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on the settlement, one of 30 September 2024 and the other on 5 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel continues to bombard Lebanon, killing at least one |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-continue-pound-lebanon-killing-least-one |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Yemeni doctor and his mother were martyred in an Israeli raid on Lebanon |url=https://yemenshabab.net/en/sections/NEWS/Political/4737a5ee-8311-11ef-977c-222c43b9907f |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=يمن شباب نت |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=Israeli incursion in South Lebanon; first strike on Ain el-Hilweh camp: Day 360 of the Gaza and Lebanon wars |url=https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1429193/head-of-hamas-in-lebanon-killed-in-israeli-raid-on-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-sour-following-first-strike-within-beirut-city-limits-day-360-of-the-ga.html |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=L'Orient Today}}</ref>
==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180418213624/http://www.localiban.org/article4584.html Rafid], Localiban
{{Rashaya District}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Rashaya District|Rafid]]
[[Category:Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon]]

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Al-Rafid, Lebanon - Revision history

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