Al-Ghaziyah
Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
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Al-Ghaziyah or Ghazieh (Arabic: الغازية) is a municipality in South Lebanon, 4 kilometres south of Saida, (Sidon). It has an area of about 15sq km.
Al-Ghaziyah
الغازية | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Motto: Unity, Struggle, Progress | |
  Al-Ghaziyah Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′07″N 35°21′58″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 50,000 |
| • Religion | Shia Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 07 |
| Website | http://www.ghaziehcity.com |
Al-Ghaziyah is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery (TapLine).
Al-Ghaziyah is bordered by a number of villages in the southern and western side such as Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, An-Najjariyah.
Major streets include: Bashroun, Regy, Zambil, El Ain, El Baidar, El Rabta, El Mokhtar, Zehriye, Al Bahar
Al-Ghaziyah has its own football team in Chabab Ghazieh SC, which compete in the Lebanese Second Division.
Also Al-Ghaziyah is a relatively big tourist attraction one of it being the cournesh
History
Al-Ghaziyah suffered from the 1837 earthquake, with 14 houses collapsing and 7 people killed.[1]
Modern era
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]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Ghaziyah. 96.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
