Babliyeh
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
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Babliyeh (Arabic: بابلية, romanized: al-Bābliyah) is a municipality in the Sidon District in Lebanon. It is located 62 km southeast of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.[1][2] It rises about 200 m above sea level and extends over an area estimated at 1273 hectares.[3]
Babliyeh
بابلية | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Babliyeh Location in Lebanon | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST |
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."[4]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.34% of registered voters in Babliyeh. 98.29% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]
