Zaghdraiya
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Zaghdraiya
زغدرايا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Zaghdraiya Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′32″N 35°24′8″E / 33.52556°N 35.40222°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 07 |
Zaghdraiya (Arabic: زغدرايا) is a municipality in the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located southeast of Sidon.[1] The village is bordered with a number of villages/towns like Darb es Sim, Maghdouche, Miye ou Miye. It has a very small population and is mainly formed of very few houses and a lot of agricultural space.
The word Zaghdraiya means "castle" or "fortress" possibly due to the fact that the village is surrounded by hill tops in almost every direction.[2]
History
[edit]In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village of 150 Metualis, who planted figs and olives in the environment.[3]
The town saw many struggles between its political party branches of various militias during the Lebanese Civil War
Demographics
[edit]In 2014, Muslims made up 99.24% of registered voters in Aadloun. 94.66% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
There are a small number of Palestinian refugees living in the town as well.[5]
Sights
[edit]The town is mostly an agricultural landscape with a lot of olive, lemon, fig, orange, loquat (Akkidenia), and green almond trees. the town produces grapes, green beans, and jujubes. The Siniq river passes through the village and is usually the source of irrigation of these crops. The town overlooks hills of southern Lebanon due to it being predominantly uninhabited landscapes and rarely any tall buildings.
References
[edit]- ^ "زغدرايا". geoview.info. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "مدن وقرى لبنانية". www.lwc-london.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27.
- ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 515
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة زغدرايا، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census in Palestinian Camps and Gatherings in Lebanon 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. pp. 251, 270. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
