Ansariye (town)

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Al-Ansariyyah, Ansariyeh, or Insariye (Insârîyé) (Arabic: الأنصارية) is a town in South Governorate in Lebanon, 62 km from Beirut and 20 km south of Sidon. The area is 7.35 km² and is situated near the sea facing it from an altitude of 144 m.

Insariye
الأنصاريّة - Al Anşārīyyah
Town
View from the west.
View from the west.
Insariye is located in Lebanon
Insariye
Insariye
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′0″N 35°17′0″E / 33.41667°N 35.28333°E / 33.41667; 35.28333
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

On 5 September 1997 an attack force of seaborne Israeli commandos was ambushed approaching Ansariye. The ambush had been prepared in advance by fighters from Amal and Hizbullah. The Lebanese army joined in the later stages of the incident. Twelve Israelis were killed.

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