Al-Babliyah
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Al-Babliyah
بابلية | |
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Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST |
Al-Babliyah (Arabic: بابلية) is a municipality in the Sidon District in Lebanon. It is located 62 km southeast of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.[1][2] It rises about 200 m above sea level and extends over an area estimated at 1273 hectares.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1875, during the end of the Ottoman era, Victor Guérin visited and described the village (which he called Bablieh): "It is seated on a hill, north of a wadi, and contains 500 Metualis. The houses are very roughly built. I notice, in two small mosques half demolished, a number of beautiful stones of antique appearance. Large plantations of fig trees surround this village."[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.34% of registered voters in Al-Babliyah. 98.29% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
References
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- ^ Dictionary of the Villages of Jabal Amel - Sheikh Suleiman Zahir - Part One, page 69
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p.542
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Babliyeh (archive.org), Localiban
