Dahieh
الضاحية الجنوبية | |
|---|---|
  Dahieh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′06″N 35°32′10″E / 33.835°N 35.536°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Baabda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,563 ha (3,862 acres) |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
Dahieh (Arabic: الضاحية الجنوبية, lit. 'the southern suburb', French: Banlieue Sud de Beyrouth, Dâhiye de Beyrouth) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants. It is a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks,[1] and comprises several towns and municipalities.[2] It is north of Rafic Hariri International Airport, and the M51 Freeway that links Beirut to the airport passes through it.
Dahieh is the Beirut stronghold of Lebanese political party and militant group Hezbollah, and it had large auditoria in Haret Hreik, Hadath, Mount Lebanon and Bourj el-Barajneh, where Hezbollah followers gathered on special occasions. The area was severely bombed by Israel in the July War and in Israel–Hezbollah conflict, the latter of which killed Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah.[3]
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- ^ "Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut". CBS News. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.