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Rashidieh, or Ar-Rashidiyah [a] is the second most populous Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, located on the Mediterranean coast about five kilometres south of the city of Tyre (Sur). [ 1 ] Etymology
Lebanon got independence in 1943, and Tyre became part of the new country. The city grew as an important port and cultural place. But after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, many Palestinian refugees came to Tyre. Camps like Burj El Shimali, El Buss, and Rashidieh were made for them. El Buss, which first had Armenian refugees, became mainly for ...
In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village to be inhabited by 150 Métualis.The old fort was divided into several private dwellings. [3]In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as: "A large village built of stone, containing about 300 Metawileh, placed on a low ridge, with figs, olives, and arable land around.
An-Naqoura (Arabic: الناقورة, Enn Nâqoura, Naqoura, An Nāqūrah) is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been headquartered in An-Naqoura.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Refugee camp in Lebanon Al-Buss camp مخيم البص Refugee camp Remains of a Roman aquaeduct in Al-Buss with the camp in the background Al-Buss camp Coordinates: 33°16′21″N 35°12′36″E / 33.27250°N 35.21000°E / 33.27250; 35.21000 Country Lebanon Governorate South District ...
Rashaya, Rachaya, Rashaiya, Rashayya or Rachaiya (Arabic: راشيا), also known as Rashaya al-Wadi or Rachaya el-Wadi (and variations), is a town of the Rashaya District in the west of the Beqaa Government of Lebanon. [2]
A crater in Dahieh in 2008, two years after the 2006 Lebanon War. Hezbollah's television station, Al-Manar, was targeted in the area. [1] [9]Hours after the August 14, 2006, ceasefire, Hezbollah pledged to reconstruct houses for the residents of Dahieh, and offered rent money for the period in which they were being built.
Rashaya District (Arabic: قضاء راشيا) is an administrative district in the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Rafid, Rashaya District. Most of Rachaya's population are Druze with a Sunni and Shia and Christian minority. Many people of Rachaya have left for larger cities in Lebanon such as Beirut.