Ghazieh

Ghazieh (Arabic: الغازية) is a small city in South Lebanon on the Mediterranean, near the South's capital, the famous city Saida (Sidon). It has an area of about 15sq km.

Ghazieh
الغازية
Municipality
Ghazieh Main Square
Motto(s): 
Unity, Struggle, Progress
Ghazieh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′08″N 35°21′35″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total50,000
 • Religions
Muslim Christian Judaism
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)07
Websitehttp://www.ghaziehcity.com

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 Second Division.

History

Ghazieh suffered from the 1837 earthquake, with 14 houses collapsing and 7 people killed.[1]

Modern era
See also: Ghaziyeh airstrikes
Ghazieh fireworks at night

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
  1. Nicholas N. Ambraseys (1997). "The earthquake of 1 January 1837 in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel" (PDF). p. 932.
  2. HWR, 2007, pp. 134-136
  3. HWR, 2007, pp. 140-141

Bibliography


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