Maronites
ethno-religious group in the Levant
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Summary
Maronites is an ethnoreligious group[1]. Maronites draws 6,794 Wikipedia views per month (ethnoreligious group category, ranking #13 of 45).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Maronite Church[3], Christianity[4]
- Country: Lebanon[5]
- Named after: Maron[6]
- Flag: Maronite flag[7]
- Subclass of: Eastern Catholic[8]
- Part of: Levantines[9]
- Commons category: Maronites[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maronites[11]
- Population: 3,198,600[12]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The Catholic Encyclopedia[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Name in native language: ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ; موارنة[20]
Why It Matters
Maronites has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Maronites is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]