Ghobeiry (Arabic: غبيري; also spelled Ghbayreh or Ghabariyeh) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.[2]
The inhabitants of Ghobeiry are predominantly Shia Muslims.[3]
In May 1988, following three weeks of intense fighting between Amal and Hezbollah, 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.[4]
Together with several neighboring towns and municipalities, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry makes up the southern suburb of Beiruts, called Dahieh.[5] It is the biggest Municipality in Lebanon.
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Ghobeiry. 79.14% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 20.26% were Sunni Muslims.[7]
Notable residents
- Mustafa Badreddine, former Hezbollah member
- Mohamad Baker El Housseini (born 2002), footballer
References
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/جبل-لبنان/بعبدا/الغبيري/المذاهب/
- ^ "Ghbayreh". Localliban. Localliban. 2007-12-17. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ^ Khuri, Fuad I. (2008). An Invitation to Laughter: A Lebanese Anthropologist in the Arab World. University of Chicago Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780226434759.
- ^ Middle East International No 327, 11 June 1988, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.4-6
- ^ "Federation of Dahiyeh Janoubiat Municipalities". Localliban. Localliban. 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/جبل-لبنان/بعبدا/الغبيري/المذاهب/
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/جبل-لبنان/بعبدا/الغبيري/المذاهب/
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