Chebaa (Hasbaiya)
Not to be confused with Shebaa farms.
| Chebaa شبعا | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|
Chebaa, in the 1880s[2] | |
  Chebaa Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′55″N 35°44′55″E / 33.34861°N 35.74861°ECoordinates: 33°20′55″N 35°44′55″E / 33.34861°N 35.74861°E | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Hasbaya District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Chebaa (Arabic: شبعا; also transliterated Shebaa) is a town on the south-eastern tip of Lebanon. It has a largely Sunni Muslim population of 25,000 people. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level; spread across two steep rocky mountainsides.[3] It lies adjacent to the contested Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights.[4] Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.[5]
The town houses several thousand Syrian refugees.[6]
Educational Establishments
| Educational establishments | Chebaa (Hasbaiya) (2005-2006) | Lebanon (2005-2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 4 | 2788 |
| Public School | 2 | 1763 |
| Private School | 2 | 1025 |
| Students schooled in the public schools | 435 | 439905 |
| Students schooled in the private schools | 145 | 471409 |
References
- ↑ Wilson, 1881, vol 2, p. 129
- ↑ Wilson, 1881, vol 2, p. 129
- ↑ Nour Samaha (2 Jul 2013). "The strange case of Lebanon's Shebaa". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Krista Eileen Wiegand (2011). Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy, and Settlement (illustrated ed.). University of Georgia Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780820337388.
- ↑ Krista Eileen Wiegand (2011). Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy, and Settlement (illustrated ed.). University of Georgia Press. pp. 157–8. ISBN 9780820337388.
- ↑ Samya Kullab; Ghinwa Obeid (27 Feb 2015). "Shebaa, the town caught in the middle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
Bibliography
- Wilson, Charles Williams, ed. (c. 1881). Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 2. New York: D. Appleton.
External links
- Localliban: Centre de resource sur le developpement local: www.localiban.org
Capital: Hasbaya | ||
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