Shebaa
Village in Nabatieh Governorate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shebaa (Arabic: شبعا, French: Chebaa) is a town on the south-eastern tip of Lebanon. It has a largely Sunni Muslim population of 25,000 people. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, spreading across two steep rocky mountainsides.[1] It lies adjacent to the contested Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights.[2] Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.[3]
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Shebaa
شبعا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Shebaa, in 1998 | |
  Shebaa Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′55″N 35°44′55″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Hasbaya District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Shebaa's population as being Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox Christians.[5]
Following the 1982 Lebanon War, Shebaa became part of Israel’s security zone with Norwegian soldiers from UNIFIL stationed in the area. On one night in late January 1989, the Israeli backed SLA expelled 40 villagers, ordering them not to return. This brought the total over a period of several months to around 80. In the words of the UNIFIL spokesperson those expelled were “mostly women and children”. There was outrage when a Norwegian colonel compared IDF actions to those of the Nazis.[6] Israel withdrew from South Lebanon, including the town of Sheba, in 2000.
As of 2015, the town housed several thousand Syrian refugees.[7]
In 2014 Muslims made up 96.96% and Christians made up 2.89% of registered voters in Shebaa. 92.99% of the voters were Sunni Muslims. The Christian population is mostly Greek Orthodox. [8]
| Educational establishments | Chebaa (Hasbaiya) (2005–2006) | Lebanon (2005–2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of schools | 4 | 2788 |
| Public schools | 2 | 1763 |
| Private schools | 2 | 1025 |
| Students in public schools | 435 | 439905 |
| Students in private schools | 145 | 471409 |
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