Hisah
Village in Akkar
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Hisah (Arabic: الحيصة), also spelled Hokr el Haïssa,[3] Haysa, Hayssa, El Haïssa or Hisa, is a northern Lebanese village in the Akkar Governorate, close to the Syrian border. It is mostly inhabited by Alawites[4][5] and Sunni Muslims.[2]
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Hisah
الحيصة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
River by Hisah | |
  Hisah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′47″N 36°3′17″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 1,756 eligible voters |
| • Density | 836/km2 (2,170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
The history of the village goes back to the days of the Banu Hilal tribe, and it is named after the horse of Abu-Zayd al-Hilali.[6]
In the late 1620s or early 1630s, the Druze strongman of and Ottoman governor Fakhr al-Din II planted a large grove of mulberry trees in Hisah, as well as Tripoli, as part of his efforts to stimulate the burgeoning silk industry of Mount Lebanon.[7]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Alawites, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[8]
During the 2006 Lebanon War, a bridge in the village was bombed by Israeli planes, leaving up to 12 people dead.[9][10][11]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.23% of registered voters in Hisah. 50.61% of the voters were Alawites and 47.20% were Sunni Muslims.[12]
