Qaouzah

Qaouzah القوزح
City
Qaouzah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°07′N 35°20′E / 33.117°N 35.333°E / 33.117; 35.333Coordinates: 33°07′N 35°20′E / 33.117°N 35.333°E / 33.117; 35.333
Grid position	181/280 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Qaouzah (Arabic: القوزح)^[1] is a Lebanese village located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatiye Governorate in Lebanon.

Geography[]

Qaouzah occupies a hill with elevation ranging from 700 to 800 meters above sea level. The main agricultural products of Qaouzah are olive, carob and tobacco.

Demography[]

The people of Qaouzah are Lebanese and are almost exclusive Maronite Christians.

History[]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village, containing about 100 Christians, with a small Christian chapel situated on a hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land; a few cisterns for the water supply.”^[2]

Modern era[]

In July 2006, Qaouzah, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Rmaich, and Yaroun, was caught in the 2006 Lebanon War of Hezbollah and the Israeli army.^[3]

References[]

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External links[]

• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
• Qaouzah, Localiban