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Lebaa

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Lebaa
لبعا
Lebaa is located in Lebanon
Lebaa
Lebaa
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′52″N 35°27′11″E / 33.54778°N 35.45306°E / 33.54778; 35.45306
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictJezzine District
Area
 • Total1.07 sq mi (2.77 km2)
Elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Lebaa, (Arabic: لبعا) is a village in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 53 km south of Beirut.[1]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Liba'ah, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".[2]

In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "I cross a wady; then, climbing to the west of the slopes cultivated by terraces and planted with fig and olive trees, I stop for a few moments in Leba'a, a village divided into two quarters, whose population of 400 souls consists almost exclusively of Maronites. It must occupy the site of an ancient locality.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lebaa, localiban
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
  3. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 510: "A onze heures trente-cinq minutes, je continue à m'avancer vers l'est, sur un plateau élevé, pour redescendre ensuite, à onze heures quarante-cinq minutes, dans la direction du sud-sud-est. A midi, je franchis un oued; puis, gravissant verà l'ouest des pentes cultivées par terrasses et plantées de figuiers et d'oliviers, je fais halte quelques instants à Leba'a, village divisé en deux quartiers, dont la population de 400 âmes se compose presque exclusivement de Maronites. Il doit occuper le site d'une localité antique"

Bibliography

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  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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