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Al-Ghaziyah
Al-Ghaziyah (Arabic: الغازية, romanized: al-Ghāziyah), also spelled Ghazieh, is a municipality in Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon, located about 4 kilometres south of Sidon. It covers an area of approximately 15 km².
Al-Ghaziyah borders several nearby villages, including Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, and An-Najjariyah.
The town is an important commercial and industrial centre in southern Lebanon and is home to the former Tapline oil refinery. The municipality is also home to Chabab SC Ghazieh, a football club that competes in the Lebanese football league system.
Al-Ghaziyah suffered from the 1837 earthquake, with 14 houses collapsing and 7 people killed.
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh. On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Ghaziyah. 96.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
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Al-Ghaziyah
Al-Ghaziyah (Arabic: الغازية, romanized: al-Ghāziyah), also spelled Ghazieh, is a municipality in Sidon District, South Governorate, Lebanon, located about 4 kilometres south of Sidon. It covers an area of approximately 15 km².
Al-Ghaziyah borders several nearby villages, including Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, and An-Najjariyah.
The town is an important commercial and industrial centre in southern Lebanon and is home to the former Tapline oil refinery. The municipality is also home to Chabab SC Ghazieh, a football club that competes in the Lebanese football league system.
Al-Ghaziyah suffered from the 1837 earthquake, with 14 houses collapsing and 7 people killed.
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh. On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Ghaziyah. 96.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.