Jwaya (Arabic: جويا) or Jouaiya,[1] is a town in Tyre district, Lebanon. Located in the center of Jabal Amel geographically, 95 kilometers from Beirut, and the county seat of Sidon 54 kilometers and 16 kilometers from the city of Tyre towards the east, rising from the sea at 300 m, a land area of 32.000 dunums cultivated arable including grains, vegetables, olives, figs, and recently citrus and fruit.
Jwaya
جويا | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jwaya | |
| Coordinates: 33°14′N 35°20′E / 33.233°N 35.333°E | |
| Grid position | 181/293 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Time zone | +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Location
editMunicipality of Jwaya is located in the Kaza of Tyre (Ṣūr) one of Mohafazah of South Lebanon kazas (districts). Mohafazah of South Lebanon is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. It's 97 kilometers (60.2758 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 300 meters (1) (984.3 ft - 328.08 yd) above sea level. Jwaya surface stretches for 978 hectares (9.78 km2 - 3.77508 mi²)(2).[citation needed]
History
editIn 1596, it was named as a village, Juba, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 87 households and 38 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 11,859 akçe.[2][3]
Several lintels have been found here.[4] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A large village, built of stone and of good materials, containing about 1,000 Metawileh. They weave and dye cloth, and have a small market. It is situated on a hill, and is surrounded with olives, figs, and arable land. The water supply is from two springs and many cisterns."[5]
In mid-August 1986 three French soldiers, members of UNIFIL, were killed by a remote-controlled bomb while jogging through Jwaya. The incident followed the killing of two Amal officials at a French checkpoint. At the time there were 605 French soldiers and 786 logistics staff serving with UNIFIL.[6]
After Operation Accountability, July 1993, some units of the Lebanese army were deployed closer to the Lebanese border with Israel. A small base was established in Jwaya. It was the most southerly point of their deployment.[7]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Muslims made up 99.18% of registered voters in Jwaya. 97.00% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[8]
Educational Establishments
editThe table below provides a comparison of public and private schools locally and nationally. It can be used to assess the distribution of students between public and private institutions both locally and nationally. All data provided on education concerning the 2005-2006 school year.[citation needed]
| Educational establishments | Jwaya (2005-2006) | Lebanon (2005-2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 6 | 2,788 |
| Public School | 4 | 1,763 |
| Private School | 2 | 1,025 |
| Students schooled in the public schools | 1,160 | 439,905 |
| Students schooled in the private schools | 530 | 471,409 |
Media
edit- Ahl Jwaya Group: www.ahljwaya.com
- Jwaya First: www.jwayafirst.com
References
edit- ^ From personal name, Palmer, 1881, p. 23
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 180
- ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 92
- ^ Middle East International No 283, 12 September 1986, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p.12; Jules Kagian p.12
- ^ Middle East International No 462, 5 November 1993, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Editor Michael Adams; Cherif J. Cordahi ‘Letter from South Lebanon’ p.24
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/جويا/المذاهب/
Bibliography
edit- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Rhode, H. (1979). Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century. Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
External links
edit- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Jouaiya, Localliban: Centre de resource sur le developpement local
- Ahl Jwaya website: www.ahljwaya.com
- Council Site: www.jwaya.gov.lb
- Jwaya English website: www.jwaya.com
- Jwayafirst website: www.jwayafirst.com
- AhlJwaya on Facebook : www.facebook.com/ahljwaya
