Shihin, Lebanon
Shihin
شيحين | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 174/281 PAL |
| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +9617 |
Shihin (Arabic: شيحين) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from a personal name.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1875 Victor Guérin found here 200 Metawileh inhabitants.[2] He also noted: "that the hill on which the village stands is surrounded by an enclosure constructed of great blocks regularly cut and of varying dimensions. Here and there are standing, unbroken, pieces of this thick wall. On the highest point of the hill may be remarked the remains of a fortress built with stones of the same dressing, the interior of which has been transformed into private houses, themselves half demolished. Near here, the site of an ancient tower is still to be made out. Here are also broken sarcophagi, cisterns, a press cut in the rock, and a great basin to hold rainwater."[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A stone and mud village, containing 150 Metawileh, with traces of ruins [..], situated on ridge of hills, with figs, olives and arable land. Here is a large birket and twelve cisterns for water."[4]
They further noted: "Some large well-dressed stones and foundations of ancient buildings; one column and broken sculptured stone; probably an ancient place of importance."[5]
During Operation Accountability, July 1993, Shihin was one of the villages devastated by Israeli artillery. On 19 August, nineteen days after the ceasefire was established, eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hizbollah ambush close to the village.[6]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.80% of registered voters in Shihin. 98.32% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 54
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 130
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 130; as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 192
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 151
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 192
- ^ Middle East International No 457, 28 August 1993, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Editor Michael Adams; Gerald Butt pp.4-5
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/شيحين/المذاهب/
Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Chihine, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 3: IAA, Wikimedia commons
