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Al-Ghaziyah الغازية
Municipality
Motto(s): Unity, Struggle, Progress
Al-GhaziyahLocation in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°31′07″N 35°21′58″E / 33.51861°N 35.36611°E / 33.51861; 35.36611
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Area
• Total	15 km (6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	50,000
• Religions	Muslim Christian Judaism
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	07
Website	http://www.ghaziehcity.com

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 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, Zahrani.

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 Premier League.

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.

Modern era

During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh. On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Ghaziyah. 96.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

References

1. Nicholas N. Ambraseys (1997). "The earthquake of 1 January 1837 in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel" (PDF). p. 932.
2. HWR, 2007, pp. 134-136
3. HWR, 2007, pp. 140-141
4. "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الغازية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

Bibliography

• HRW (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch.

External links

• Ghaziyeh, Localiban

v t e Sidon District, South Governorate
Capital	Sidon
Towns and villages	Aabra Al-Aaddoussiyah Aadloun Aanqoun Aaqtanit Ain ad-Delb Ansariyah Arab aj-Jall Arzay Al-Babliyah Al-Baisariyah Banaafoul Barti Bqosta Al-Bramiyah Darb as-Sim Al-Ghassaniyah Al-Ghaziyah Al-Hajjah Haret Saida Al-Helaliyah Irkay Jenjlaya Kaouthariyat as-Siyad Kfar Beit Kfar Chellal Kfar Hatta Kfar Melki Kfaraya Al-Kharayeb Khartoum Khaziz Al-Loubiyah Al-Maamriyah Maghdouché Majdelyoun Al-Marwaniyah Miye ou Miye An-Najjariyah Qaqaaiyet as-Snoubar Qennarit Al-Qraiyah Al-Qunaitra As-Saksakiyah As-Salhiyah As-Sarafand Tanbourit Teffahta Tobbaya Zaghdraiya Zaita Az-Zrariyah
Palestinian refugee camps	Mieh Mieh refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh
Other	Akbiyeh Elaea Jebel Aabeby Sarepta

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