Ghobeiry (Arabic: غبيري; also spelled Ghbayreh or Ghabariyeh) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon.[1]
Ghobeiry
غبيري Ghbayreh | |
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  Ghobeiry Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′32″N 35°30′15″E / 33.85889°N 35.50417°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Baabda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120 ha (300 acres) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
The inhabitants of Ghobeiry are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]
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.[3]
Together with several neighboring towns and municipalities, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry makes up the southern suburb of Beiruts, called Dahieh.[4] It is the biggest Municipality in Lebanon.
Notable residents
edit- Mustafa Badreddine, former Hezbollah member
References
edit- ^ "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.