Hajjeh, Lebanon
Hajjeh ( ar, حجة, also transliterated Hajje, Hajjeh, al-Hejjeh, al-Hijjeh, Alhaja, Hadja) is a village located at the Zahrani River in the Sidon District (Saida Caza) of the South Governorate in Lebanon, about 56 kilometers South of the national capital Beirut. History In 1875 Victor Guérin found the village to be located on the southern part of a valley, and inhabited by 350 Maronites. In June 2003, Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage - who was born in Hajjeh in 1943 - was elected Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. In September of that year he was confirmed by the Holy See and his ordaination took place on 29 November 2003. In the July 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah the town bridge was destroyed in bombardments by the Israeli Air Force (IAF). In November 2020, the Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch announced that it accepted El-Hage's age-related resignation and that it had elected Charbel Abdallah as his succes ...
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South Governorate
South Governorate ( ar, الجنوب; transliterated: al-Janub) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 500,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km2. The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The local population is religiously diverse and includes Shia and Sunni Muslims, Druze, Eastern Orthodox, Maronite, Protestant, and Greek Catholic Christians. Temperatures can drop to 4 °C during winter with much rain and snow on the higher ground. In the humid summer, temperatures can rise to 30 °C in the coastal areas. The governorate has several rivers: the Litani River, Litani, Deir El Zahrani, Naqoura, Awali (river), Awali, Qasmiye, and Hasbani River, Hasbani. The area is famous for its citrus and banana farms. Its main cities are Sidon, Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre and Jezzine. Local attractions and events The area offers a great number of attractions, including pristine white sandy beaches south of ...
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