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From 1920 to 1943 many Shia moved to Dahieh from Southern Lebanon and Beqaa Valley, where the French mandate cracked down on Shiite anti-French rebels in June 1920. More Shiites arrived in the early 1960s escaping financial hardship and state neglect of the countryside. By the start of 1975, 45% of Lebanese Shiites were living in Greater Beirut.
The nine governorates of Lebanon are subdivided into 25 districts (Aqdya, singular – qadaa). Beirut Governorate is not subdivided into districts, and Akkar Governorate comprises a single district. [1] The districts are further divided into municipalities.
The highway to Beirut from the South at Khalde was the scene of an intense battle during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.When the Israeli army arrived on 11 June, a coalition of Amal, Lebanese Communist Party and PLO fighters fought a rearguard action which held up Israeli progress towards Beirut for six days. [2]
Lebanon Al Mazraa ( Arabic : المزرعة ) is a neighborhood in Beirut , the capital of Lebanon . [ 1 ] It is predominantly Sunni with some Sunni- Shia mixed areas.
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Dora is one of Beirut's busiest suburbs with many companies and factories located in the suburb. The Dora Commercial Centre is a mixed-use commercial establishment and one of Lebanon's largest malls, City Mall, which formerly housed a branch of Giant, a European hypermarket chain based in France, now called TSC Mega.
Dhour Choueir in 2023 Bteghrine in 2005 Rabieh in 2005 Metn coastal highway at Dbayeh in 2008. Matn (Arabic: قضاء المتن, Qaḍāʾ al-Matn), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. [1]
Saifi Village is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Saifi Village is located at the southeastern periphery of Centre Ville . The village is bordered by Rue Charles Debbas to the south, Rue George Haddad to the east, Rue Gouraud to the north and Rue Ariss & Kanaani to the west.