Official Name: | Al-Loubiyah |
Other Name: | Al-Loubieh |
Native Name: | اللوبية |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
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 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.4256°N 35.2833°W |
Al-Loubiyah, or Al-Loubieh (Arabic: اللوبية) is a municipality in south Lebanon 62 km from and 20 km south of Sidon, 21 km north of Tyre, area 2.23 km2, altitude 144 m.
Al-Loubiyah is also the name for a traditional Lebanese mezze made from green beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic and salt, all sauteed in olive oil.
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.46% of registered voters in Al-Loubiyah. 97.84% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[1]