Salhieh ( ar, صالحية ) is a village in the
Sidon District of the
South Governorate in
Lebanon. It is located from
Beirut.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith
Eli Smith (born September 13, 1801, in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (Whitney) Smith, and died January 11, 1857, in Beirut, Lebanon) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from Andov ...
noted ''es-Salihiyeh'', as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".
In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted: "I go up to Salhaieh, through gardens planted with fig trees, olive trees and mulberry trees. It is located on a beautiful and high hill, 2 kilometers west-northwest of Kefr Djerra. Its population exceeds 400 inhabitants, Maronites or ''United Greeks''. The church and a number of houses are newly built, with more or less regular stones that have been partly found on site. A spring collected under an ogival vault
An ogive ( ) is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in engineering, architecture and woodworking.
Etymology
The earliest use of the word ''ogive'' is found in the 13th c ...
is next to several ancient tombs."[Guérin, 1880, p]
511
"A deux heures vingt minutes, je monte à Salhaieh, à travers des jardins plantés de figuiers, d'oliviers et de muriers. Il est situé sur une belle et haute colline, à 2 kilomètres à l'ouest-nord-ouest de Kefr Djerra. Sa population dépasse 400 habitants, Maronites ou Grecs unis. L'église et un certain nombre de maisons sont nouvellement construites, avec des pierres plus ou moins régulières qui ont été en partie trouvées sur place. Une source recueillie sous une voute ogivale avoisine plusieurs tombeaux antiques"
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Salhiyeh (Saida)
Localiban
{{Sidon District
Populated places in Sidon District
Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon