Lebaa Explained

Official Name:Lebaa
Native Name:لبعا
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:Jezzine District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:2.77
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.5478°N 35.4531°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:360

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

History

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]

Bibliography

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.localiban.org/lebaa-3635 Lebaa
  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"