Ghazieh
Ghazieh الغازية | |
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Municipality | |
Motto(s): Unity, Struggle, Progress | |
33°31′07″N 35°21′58″E / 33.51861°N 35.36611°E / 33.51861; 35.36611 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Sidon District |
Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 50,000 |
• Religions | Muslim Christian Judaism |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | 07 |
Website | http://www.ghaziehcity.com |
Ghazieh (Arabic: الغازية) is a town in South Lebanon, 4 kilometres south of 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 Premier League.
History
Ghazieh suffered from the 1837 earthquake, with 14 houses collapsing and 7 people killed.[1]
Modern era
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh.[2] On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.[3]
References
Bibliography
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
External links
- Ghaziyeh, Localiban
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