Ghazzeh
City in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Ghazzeh غزة | |
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City | |
33°40′16″N 35°49′39″E / 33.67111°N 35.82750°E / 33.67111; 35.82750 | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
District | Western Beqaa |
Elevation | 2,850 ft (870 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ghazzeh (Arabic: غزة) is a Popular City located in the Western Beta District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. estimated of 70,000 citizens 22,000 syrian refugees.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as 'Azzeh (mistaking Arabic غ gh for ع ʿ) under "Places on the West side of the Bŭkâ'a, from the southern extremity northward to Zahleh"; it is listed before Bab Mareaa.[1]
References
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 141
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Ghazzeh, localiban
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