Ghazieh
Ghazieh
الغازية | |
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Municipality | |
Motto(s): Unity, Struggle, Progress | |
Ghazieh Location in Lebanon | |
Coordinates: 33°31′08″N 35°21′35″E / 33.51889°N 35.35972°ECoordinates: 33°31′08″N 35°21′35″E / 33.51889°N 35.35972°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Sidon District |
Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 50,000 |
• Religions | Muslim Christian Judaism |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code(s) | 07 |
Website | http://www.ghaziehcity.com |
Ghazieh (Arabic: الغازية) is a small city in South Lebanon on the Mediterranean, near the South's capital, the famous city Saida (Sidon). It has an area of about 15sq km.
Ghazieh is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery (TapLine).
Ghazieh is bordered by a number of villages in the southern and western side such as Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, Zahrani.
Major streets include: Bashroun, Regy, Zambil, El Ain, El Baidar, El Rabta, El Mokhtar, Zehriye.
Ghazieh has its own football team in Chabab Ghazieh SC, which compete in the Lebanese Second Division.
Modern era[]
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh.[1] On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
External links[]
- Ghaziyeh, Localiban
- Populated places in Sidon District
- Populated places in Lebanon
- Lebanon geography stubs