Haddatha Explained

Haddatha
Native Name:حدّاثا
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Lebanon
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Haddatha within Lebanon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Lebanon
Coordinates:33.1667°N 58°W
Grid Position:186/285 PAL
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Nabatieh Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bint Jbeil District
Elevation M:760
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Haddatha (Arabic: حدّاثا)[1] is a village in Bint Jbeil District in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon.

History

In 1596, it was named as a village, ‘“Hadata” in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 52 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues”; a total of 4,640 akçe.[2] [3]

In 1838, Edward Robinson noted the village on his travels in the region.[4]

In 1875, Victor Guérin found the population to be exclusively Metualis.[5] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Haddatha: "A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, on hill-top; a few grapes, figs and olives, and arable cultivation; there is a spring near and cisterns in village; a birket for cattle."[6]

Following the 1982 invasion, Haddatha became part of the Israeli security zone. On 24 February 1989, an Irish soldier was shot dead by members of the Israeli backed SLA. At the time there were 600 Irish soldiers serving with UNIFIL.[7]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, the Israeli Army shelled a house with 6 civilians, killing all of them. They were aged from 50 to 80 years old.[8]

A wildfire in July 2019 burned a significant number of trees.[9]

Geography

Haddatha is situated on a hill. Its area is about 9 km².

Life in the village

The village suffers from inadequate urban planning. Most internal roads in Haddatha lack proper infrastructure, paving, and afforestation. Although there is a football stadium, it is old and requires renovation and redesign.[10]

People from Haddatha

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Notes and References

  1. from a personal name, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 72
  2. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 184
  3. Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
  4. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 376
  5. Guérin, 1880, p. 385
  6. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 201
  7. [Middle East International]
  8. HRW, 2007, pp. 117-118
  9. Web site: 2021-08-07 . Fires continue in Lebanon amid regional outbreak - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East . 2024-06-02 . Al-Monitor . en.
  10. Bdeir . Soha . Abboud . Mohammad . 2021 . Building GIS data & sustainable master plan for Haddatha village . E3S Web of Conferences . en . 266 . 03017 . 10.1051/e3sconf/202126603017 . 2267-1242. free .

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