Choukine
Choukine
Shoukine | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Choukine | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| District | Nabatieh District |
| Established as a municipal entity | 24 February 2004 |
| Area | |
• Total | 250 ha (620 acres) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,500 |
Choukine is one of the numerous Lebanese villages in the Nabatieh District of the Nabatieh Governorate.[1]
Name
[edit]The name likely derives from the semitic or ugaritic word "shekin" which means "residents", "settlers" or "inhabitants".[2]
History
[edit]The town preserved various ancient buildings, sarcophagi and ancient tombs which testify its ancient origins as a settlement.[2]
The town became an independent municipal entity on 26 February, 2004, via Lebanese Interior Ministry Decree No. 219.[3]
On 30 May 2026 Israel started its attempts to occupy it following their push past the nearby Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.[4]
Geography
[edit]The village is located at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level, and 75 kilometers from Beirut via Nabatieh-Mayfadoun. The full size of the entire village is of 250 hectares.[2]
Population
[edit]Its population is around 2,500. The local traditional families present within the village are the following: Faqih family, Yassin family, Al-Amin family, Nasser family, Krikir family, Ali Ahmed family, Ezz El-Din family, Jawad family, Ibrahim family, Al-Zein family, Ahmed family, Shahrour family, Shoukini family, Ismail family, Jaber family, Saleh family and the Hammoud family.[5]
Economy
[edit]The village produces local olives, almonds, wheat, and tobacco.[2]
Famous people
[edit]- Wood sculptor Chaouki Choukini[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ معجم قرى جبل عامل - الشيخ سليمان ظاهر - الجزء الأول صفحة
- 1 2 3 4 "موسوعة قرى ومدن لبنان". books.rafed.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ "الجامعة اللبنانية | التشريعات | انشاء بلدية في بلدة شوكين قضاء النبطية-محافظة النبطية". 77.42.251.205. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ Hitto, Obaida (30 May 2026). "'Significant expansion' of Israeli military operations in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "أسماء العائلات في بلدة شوكين، قضاء النبطية، محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ "Style, Material, and Subject Matter in the Oeuvre of Chaouki Choukini". dubaicollection.ae. Retrieved 2026-05-30.