Ghazieh
Al Ghazieh (Arabic: الغازية) is a small city in South Lebanon, near the South's capital, the famous city Saida (Sidon). It has an area of about 15sq km. 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.
Ghazieh, Lebanon الغازية | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Ghazieh Main Square | |
| Motto(s): Unity, Struggle, Progress | |
  Ghazieh, Lebanon Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′7.19″N 35°20′55.55″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 50,000 |
| • Religions | Shia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Website | http://www.ghaziehcity.com |
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.
Modern era
Ghazieh fireworks at night
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh.[1] On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.[2]
Bibliography
- HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.
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