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{{redirect|South Lebanon|other uses|South Lebanon (disambiguation)}}
{{redirect|South Lebanon|other uses|South Lebanon (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Mleeta, South Lebanon.jpg|thumb|Mleeta, South Lebanon]]
'''Southern Lebanon''' is the geographical area of [[Lebanon]] comprising the [[South Governorate]] and the [[Nabatiye Governorate]]. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The [[Rashaya District|Rashaya]] and [[Western Beqaa District|Western Beqaa]] Districts, the southernmost districts of the [[Beqaa Governorate]], in Southern Lebanon are sometimes included in this description.
'''Southern Lebanon''' is the geographical area of [[Lebanon]] comprising the [[South Governorate]] and the [[Nabatiye Governorate]]. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The [[Rashaya District|Rashaya]] and [[Western Beqaa District|Western Beqaa]] Districts, the southernmost districts of the [[Beqaa Governorate]], in Southern Lebanon are sometimes included in this description.


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* [[South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)]]
* [[South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000)]]
* [[North District (Occupied palastine)]]
* [[North District (Occupied palastine)]]
* [[Operation
* [[Operation Litani]] against the [[Lebanese National Movement]]
* [[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]] (instituted by [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 425]])
* [[South lebanon security belt]]

==References==
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For More Information Please Visit [http://www.southlb.com South Lebanon WebSite]
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[[Category:Geography of Lebanon]]
[[Category:Israeli–Lebanese conflict]]
[[Category:2006 Lebanon War]]
[[Category:Southern Levant]]

Revision as of 19:05, 14 December 2013

"South Lebanon" redirects here. For other uses, see South Lebanon (disambiguation).
Mleeta, South Lebanon

Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost districts of the Beqaa Governorate, in Southern Lebanon are sometimes included in this description.

The main cities of the region are Sidon, Tyre, Jezzine and Nabatiyeh. The cazas of Bint Jbeil, Tyre, and Nabatieh in Southern Lebanon are known for their large Shi'a Muslim population with a minority of Christians. Sidon is predominately Sunni, with the rest of the caza of Sidon having a Shi'a Muslim majority, with a considerable Christian minority, mainly Greek Catholics. The cazas of Jezzine and Marjeyoun have a Christian majority and also Shia Muslims. The villages of Ain Ebel, Debel, Qaouzah, and Rmaich are entirely Christian Maronite. The caza of Hasbaya has a Druze majority.

Southern Lebanon has featured prominently in the Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Ahmadinejad's state visit

In October 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited South Lebanon. This was his first visit to Lebanon since he first assumed office in Tehran in 2005. Both Israel and the United States condemned the trip as being "provocative." Ahmadinejad was welcomed by tens of thousands of supporters of Hezbollah, Iran's Shiite Muslim ally in Lebanon which the United States and Israel have branded a terrorist organization, despite its participation in Lebanon's fragile government.

Cities and districts

Southern Lebanon
Areas in Lebanon targeted by Israeli bombing (12 July to 13 August 2006) concentrated on Southern Lebanon.

Other notable geographic sites

See also

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