Ashash
Ashash, Aachach, Achache or Aachache (also referred to as Deir Ashash ) (Arabic: عشاش) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon.[1] Its population is solely Maronite Catholic[2]
Ashash is a small Catholic Lebanese Village located north of Zgharta, it has two Schools; Ecole Al Amana Achache and St. George's School Achache. The head of the Achache municipality ( رئيس البلدية ) is Christo Naffah.
Throughout the month of September 1975, battles broke out in the north of Lebanon. On September 10, As-Sa'iqa Palestinian-Syrian forces attacked the village of Deir Ashash and killed three priests. All residents had to flee.
References[edit]
- ^ Aachach, Localiban
- ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links[edit]
- Ehden Family Tree Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
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