Ain El Delb Explained

Official Name:Ain El Delb
Native Name:عين الدلب
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:South Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sidon District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.5411°N 35.3883°W

Ain El Delb (عين الدلب) is a small village in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin found the village to be inhabited by Maronites.[1]

On 29 September 2024, Israeli airstikes on a residential building killed 32 people, and wounded another 53, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health[2]

Bibliography

. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Guérin, 1880, p. 513
  2. https://en.kataeb.org/articles/israeli-airstrikes-on-ain-al-delb-cause-heavy-casualties Israeli Airstrikes on Ain al-Delb Cause Heavy Casualties