Hula, Lebanon

Hula
حولا
Village
A view of the village of Hula, situated in Southern Lebanon
Map showing the location of Hula within Lebanon
Hula
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°13′N 35°31′E / 33.217°N 35.517°E / 33.217; 35.517Coordinates: 33°13′N 35°31′E / 33.217°N 35.517°E / 33.217; 35.517
Grid position 198/290 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
District Marjeyoun District
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code +961
Website http://houla.net

Hula (Hule, Houla, Arabic: حولا‎)[1] is a small Muslim village in southern Lebanon on the southern side of the Litani river near the Lebanese-Palestinian border. The largest family known there, the family of Yassine ياسين (aile Yasin), traces its lineage as direct descendent of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.[2] It is located 750 meters above the sea-level.

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war two officers from the IDF carried out the Hula massacre in the village, killing over 80 civilians of ages 15-60.[3]

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: A village, built of stone, containing about 500 Shia, one of the most prominent objects in which is a Sheikh's tomb. It is situated on the hill-top, and is surrounded by olives, vines, and arable land. There are several cisterns, two birkets (one rock-cut), and a spring.[4]

Modern era

During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, on July 15, Israel killed 2 young women in an air-strike against a home in Hula.[5]

On August 7, 2006, an Israeli airstrike on Houla killed another civilian.[6][7]

The first Lebanese businessman (Abdel-Karim Yassine عبد الكريم ياسين) to start a business in Kuwait was from Hula, Lebanon.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Meaning: "properly dark green herbage", according to Palmer, 1881, p. 21
  2. ↑ "محمد", ويكيبيديا، الموسوعة الحرة (in Arabic), 2018-06-11, retrieved 2018-06-22
  3. ↑ Journal of Palestine Studies, vol. VII, no. 4 (summer 1978), no. 28, pp. 143-145
  4. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87
  5. ↑ HRW, 2007, p. 91
  6. ↑ HRW, 2007, p. 136
  7. ↑ Booth, Jenny; agencies (August 7, 2006). "Israel threatens to widen offensive in Lebanon". The Times.
  8. ↑ "تاريخ الكويت". www.kuwait-history.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-12-28.

Bibliography

  • Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  • HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
  • Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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