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Dbayeh

Dbayeh
ضبية
City
Dbayeh is located in Lebanon
Dbayeh
Dbayeh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°56′07″N 35°35′23″E / 33.93528°N 35.58972°E / 33.93528; 35.58972
Country Lebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictMatn
Highest elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
  Total
18,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
Websitewww.dawlati.gov.lb/en/directory-detail/-/asset_publisher/x28bFmDP0Kyx/content/municipality-of-dbayeh-zouk-al-khrab-haret-al-ballaneh-aoukar

Dbayeh (Arabic: ضبية) is a city in Lebanon located on the Mediterranean Sea in the Matn District, Mount Lebanon, between Beirut and Jounieh. Its inhabitants are almost predominantly Maronite Catholic, with a significant minority of Melkites.[citation needed]

In February 1990 Dbayyeh was the scene of wide spread artillery exchanges and street fighting in an offensive launched by General Aoun against Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces (LF) in East Beirut. Dbayeh was captured by Aoun’s soldiers on 6 February, half way through the two weeks of fighting in which 500 people were killed and 2000 wounded. [1]

The city recently became a hub for shopping and entertainment with its numerous shopping malls, restaurants and cinemas as well as a leisure port and a residential waterfront project.[citation needed]

Dbayeh refugee camp was established in 1952 for Palestinian Christian refugees from Bassa and Kafr Berem.[2][3][4]

Notable places

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The Village Dbayeh

References

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  1. Middle East International No 369, 16 February 1990, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.5,6
  2. Frakes, Nicholas (1 November 2018). "'We were born refugees' — Lebanon's forgotten refugee camp". The World from PRX. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Dbayeh Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. Duplan, Natalie; Raulin, Valerie (2016). Le camp oublié de Dbayeh Palestiniens chrétiens, réfugiés à perpétuité. Le Passeur. ISBN 9782368900253. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "ABC". ABC. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "Lebanon's Most Renowned Mall |". LeMall. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "MTV Lebanon". Homepage (in Arabic). 10 December 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "Luxury apartments at Waterfront City Dbayeh, Lebanon". Waterfrontcity.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. AishtiCorporate. "Aïshti". Aishti. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "Club La Marina, Dbayeh". Clublamarina.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.