Ghobeiry Explained

Ghobeiry
Other Name:Ghbayreh
Native Name:غبيري
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lebanon
Coordinates:33.8589°N 35.5042°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Lebanon
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Mount Lebanon
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baabda
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Ha:120
Elevation M:50

Ghobeiry (Arabic: غبيري; also spelled Ghbayreh or Ghabariyeh) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.[1]

The inhabitants of Ghobeiry are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

In May 1988, following three weeks of intense fighting between Amal and Hizbullah, Ghobeiry and Chiyah were the only districts of Beirut that Amal was able to retain control of, the rest of Southern Beirut coming under Hizbullah control.[3]

Together with several neighboring towns and municipalities, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry makes up the southern suburb of Beiruts, called Dahieh.[4] It is the biggest Municipality in Lebanon.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghbayreh. Localliban. Localliban. 2016-10-04. 2007-12-17. 2016-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005104818/http://www.localiban.org/article4163.html. dead.
  2. Book: Khuri. Fuad I.. An Invitation to Laughter: A Lebanese Anthropologist in the Arab World. 2008. University of Chicago Press. 80. 9780226434759. Fuad Khuri.
  3. Middle East International No 327, 11 June 1988, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.4-6
  4. Web site: Federation of Dahiyeh Janoubiat Municipalities . 2008-07-24 . Localliban . 2023-01-02 . Localliban . 2023-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102123618/http://www.localiban.org/federation-of-dahiyeh-janoubiat-municipalities . dead .