Territorial administration of Lebanon | Lebanon | South Lebanon Governorate | Saida (Sidon) District
Khartoum (خرطوم) is a Lebanese local authority which is located in Saida (Sidon) District (Qada'a), an administrative division of South Lebanon Governorate (Mohafazah).
Location
| Distance from Beirut | Altitude (meters) | Surface (ha) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 300 | 481 |
Municipality address
Sources : Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR)| Phone Number | Fax Number | Web sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/ 436 393 | 07/ 436 393 |
Données électorales
Sources : Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Republic of Lebanon)| Registered voters | Effectifs du conseil municipal | Effectifs moukhtar |
|---|---|---|
| Registered voters | Effectifs du conseil municipal | Effectifs moukhtar |
|---|---|---|
Revenue of Independent Municipal Fund
Sources : Official Journal (Lebanese Republic)| Year | Revenues (Thousands Lebanese Pound) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 122 984 |
| 2013 | 114 113 |
| 2012 | 113 987 |
Education
Sources : Central Administration of Statistics (Lebanese Presidency of the Council of Ministers) - Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR)| Educational establishments (2006) | Public | Private | Students schooled in the public schools | Students schooled in the private schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Higher Educational Institute | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
Origin of the name
The Sudanese capital of Khartoum shares its name with a Lebanese village in the Kaza of Saida. The origin of the name is disputed, with some claiming that it originated from the Hebrew “Hartoum”, meaning sorcerer or priest. Others, however, attribute the name to the Syriac language, referring to the teeth of an elephant, which were found in the area hundreds of years ago.
Location
Khartoum is located in the Saida Kaza in the mohafazat of South Lebanon. The village, which covers an area of 481 hectares and is situated 60 km from Beirut, stands at an altitude of 300m above sea level and can be reached by taking the following route:
Saida - Msayleh - Qawthariet al Seyyed.
Population
Khartoum’s registered population is 1,800, most of which is Shiia. Approximately 15% of those registered are distributed among 250 households in the village, while the remaining population resides in Beirut or overseas.
Number of voters
The number of registered voters in Khartoum is 1,033, distributed among the following families:
• Ayoub: 400 voters
• Mehdy : 220 voters
• Jawad: 100 voters
• Zeytoun: 85 voters
• Wehbi: 54 voters
• Sha’aban: 52 voters
• Shehadeh: 40 voters
• Jaffal: 42 voters
• Younes: 12 voters
• Assaf: 17 voters
• Hijazi: 8 voters
• Assayli: 3 voters
Local authorities
Based on Decision No. 213, issued on 25 February 2004, a municipality was established with 9 members. There is one mayor (Mohammed Ali Jaber) and 3 mayoral council members. This municipality held its first election last spring and the elected officials were:
Moussa Abd El-Mahdi (Ayoub): Head of the municipality
The members are:
Hassan Mohamed Mahdi
Hassan Mahmoud Mahdi
Hassan Mohamed Zeytoun
Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein Jawad
Mohamed Abdallah Zeytoun
Hassan Amin Assaf
Ahmad Ali Hijazi
Ali Mahmoud Ayoub
The municipality received LBP 65.3 million ($43,330) in revenues from the Independent Municipal Fund for the years 2002 - 2004.
Educational Institutions
There was one intermediate public school in the village, but it was closed in 1998 owing to the low number of students registered (30 students). Now students attend schools in neighboring villages.
Economic Activity
Agriculture is the main source of income for Khartoum’s residents, especially cereals, with some trade activity (public and private) that takes place in over 40 commercial institutions. The public sector is also a source of employment for village residents.
Map of road network
Map of desertification risk
Map of rivers and water springs
