Qabeit
Qabeit
قبعيت | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qabeit Qabeit in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′58″N 36°05′46″E / 34.44944°N 36.09611°ECoordinates: 34°26′58″N 36°05′46″E / 34.44944°N 36.09611°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Qabeit, Qabaait, Kabiit, (Arabic: قبعيت) is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. The population is Sunni Muslims.[2]
History[]
The town mourned the death of 17 people connected to the area who drowned while trying to reach Australia by makeshift boat in September 2012.[3] Qabeit is in one of the poorest parts of Lebanon and is part of a region that has received hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees during the Syrian Civil War.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ Qabaait, localiban
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ a b Lebanese village mourns deaths of asylum-seekers in boat disaster by Andreane Williams Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 2013 16:37
- ^ Survivor of fatal boat capsize off Java says asylum seekers left without lifejackets
- ^ Smugglers behind Lebanese asylum-seekers deaths of Java
External links[]
- Qabaait, Localiban
Categories:
- Populated places in Akkar District
- Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon
- Populated places in Lebanon