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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Babliyeh

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. It rises about 200 m above sea level and extends over an area estimated at 1273 hectares.

History

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."

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.34% of registered voters in Al-Babliyah. 98.29% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

References

  1. ^ "Babliyeh | Drupal". www.libandata.org. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ "بابلية". areq.net. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ^ Dictionary of the Villages of Jabal Amel - Sheikh Suleiman Zahir - Part One, page 69
  4. ^ Guérin, 1880, p.542
  5. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة البابلية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

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