Lebaa, (Arabic: لبعا) is a municipality 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]
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 99.11% of registered voters in Lebaa. 86.01% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Lebaa, localiban
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 187
- ^ 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"
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة لبعه، قضاء جزين محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Lebaa, localiban
