Aadshit al-Shqeif

Not to be confused with Aadshit al-Qusayr.

Aadshit al-Shqeif (Arabic: عدشيت الشقيف), or simply Aadshit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located north of the Litani River.

Aadshit al-Shqeif عدشيت الشقيف
Aadshit al-Shqeif Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°20′44.88″N 35°25′18.12″E
Grid position	120/157 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Nabatieh District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village of 350 Metualis. The villagers had a mosque.

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99,67% of registered voters in Aadshit al-Shqeif. 98,06% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

Notable people

• Wissam Saleh (born 1993), former footballer

Bibliography

• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.

External links

• Aadchit Ech Chaqif, Localiban