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Shamaa (Arabic: شمع) is a village and municipality in the Tyre District of Lebanon's South Governorate, about 25 kilometres southeast of Tyre and some 99 kilometres south of Beirut. [2] It is especially known for its historical castle on a strategic hill overlooking the coastal plain of Tyre and Naqoura. [3]
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.
At Lebanon's border with Israel, residents of a Christian village are hoping war can be avoided even as they prepare for the possibility of worsening hostilities between the Lebanese Shi'ite group ...
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) - In the Lebanese city of Tyre, an ancient Christian community is preparing for Christmas in the shadow of conflict, with the intermittent thud of shelling at the border ...
Israeli forces shelled a southern Lebanese border village on Thursday after several explosions were heard in a disputed area where the borders of Syria, Lebanon and Israel meet. Tensions continue ...
In 2009, there were 400 members of the Saint-Élie parish of the Melkite Church in the village. [5] Since the beginning of the Hamas–Israel war on October 7, 2023, Shia Islamist group Hezbollah has joined the conflict by launching rocket and drone attacks on the occupied Shebaa farms and Israel from areas in southern Lebanon. As a result, at ...
Israeli strike hits municipal building in south Lebanon, mayor, 5 others killed, security sources say Laila Bassam and Humeyra Pamuk October 16, 2024 at 5:31 AM