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'''Zibqine''' is a town in South [[Lebanon]], {{convert|103|km|mi|0}} from the capital, [[Beirut]], 4 km from the border with Israel. It is {{convert|450|m|ft|1}} above sea level. The town contains old [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and [[ancient Greece|Greek]] [[ruins]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} |
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It contains the following families: Bzeih, Slaibi, Barakat, Moslem and Atwi. It was severely damaged in the 2006 Lebanese-Israeli July War. |
It contains the following families: Bzeih, Slaibi, Barakat, Moslem and Atwi. It was severely damaged in the 2006 Lebanese-Israeli July War. |
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Revision as of 18:34, 1 September 2016
Zibqine | |
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Village | |
| Grid position | 175/285 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Zibqine is a town in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the capital, Beirut, 4 km from the border with Israel. It is 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) above sea level. The town contains old Roman and Greek ruins.[citation needed]
It contains the following families: Bzeih, Slaibi, Barakat, Moslem and Atwi. It was severely damaged in the 2006 Lebanese-Israeli July War.
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (pp.152, 193)
- Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. (p. 411)
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch. (pp. 87- 88)
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2. (p. 182)
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. ( p.60)
- Rhode, Harold (1979). Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century. Columbia University.
External links
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 3: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Zebqine, Localiban
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