Southern Lebanon
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This article deals with the region south of the Litani, which does not correspond to the governorate of South Lebanon
Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon, roughly south of the Litani River, which combines the two governorates of Southern Lebanon and Nabataea. These two administrative units were formed from the province of the same name in the early 1990s. Sometimes the southernmost districts of the Bekaa Governorate, the Rashaya and Western Bekaa districts are also considered to belong to Southern Lebanon.
The most important cities in the region are the coastal cities of Tyros and Sidon and the inland city of Nabataea. Southern Lebanon has a high population of Shiite Muslims, the majority of whom form the base for the militant Hezbollah. Hezbollah was formed in late 1982 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in response to Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon during the 1982 Lebanon War.
With the Lebanon War in 2006, the region once again came to the attention of the world public.
UN map of southern Lebanon as of August 2006.
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Southern Lebanon?
A: Southern Lebanon is an area of Lebanon that consists of the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate.
Q: When were the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate separated?
A: The South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate were separated from the same province in the early 1990s.
Q: Which districts are sometimes included in Southern Lebanon?
A: The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost districts of the Beqaa Governorate, are sometimes included in Southern Lebanon.
Q: What are the main cities in Southern Lebanon?
A: The main cities in Southern Lebanon are Sidon, Tyre, Jezzine, and Nabatiyeh.
Q: What is the religious makeup of Southern Lebanon?
A: Most of the people in the cazas of Bint Jbeil, Tyre, and Nabatieh in Southern Lebanon are Shi'a Muslims. Some Christians live there also. The people in Sidon are mostly Sunnis. In the rest of the caza of Sidon, the people are mostly Shi'a Muslim. There are also many Christians. The Christians are mainly Greek Catholics. The people in the cazas of Jezzine and Marjeyoun are mainly Christians. There are also some Shia Muslims. In the villages of Ain Ebel, Debel, Qaouzah, and Rmaich there are only Christian Maronites. In the caza of Hasbaya most of the people are Druzes.
Q: Which religious group is prominent in Bint Jbeil, Tyre, and Nabatieh?
A: Most of the people in the cazas of Bint Jbeil, Tyre, and Nabatieh in Southern Lebanon are Shi'a Muslims.
Q: What is the religious makeup of Sidon?
A: In Sidon, the people are mostly Sunnis. In the rest of the caza of Sidon, the people are mostly Shi'a Muslim. There are also many Christians. The Christians are mainly Greek Catholics.
Q: Which religious group is prominent in Hasbaya?
A: In the caza of Hasbaya most of the people are Druzes.
