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Aaichiyeh
عيشية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Aaichiyeh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′31″N 35°33′22″E / 33.40861°N 35.55611°E | |
| Grid position | 133/163 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Jezzine District |
| Elevation | 2,170 ft (660 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Aaichiyeh (Arabic: عيشية) is a village in the Jezzine District in Southern Lebanon. It is located 82 kilometers far from Beirut and on an altitude of 750 meters. The village is accessible by the roads of Nabatieh-Jezzine and Marjayoun-Jezzine. Its population is approximately 4000 people as of 2008. [citation needed]
In October 1976 the Aishiyeh massacres took place, ending with 70 Christian Lebaneas citizens murdered. The massacre was done by Palestinians belonging to the Syrian backed factions of Fatah and As-Sa'iqa.[1] On October 5th,1977 following the massacre, the village was attacked again by As-Sa'iqa that murdered 41 Christian citizens.[2] Today, Aichiyeh's people strongly support the Lebanese Armed Forces and good and strong relations between them.
- ^ Picard, Elisabeth (1976-01-03). "Liban: guerre civile, conflit régional". Maghreb-Machrek. 73 (3): 53–69. doi:10.3917/machr1.073.0053. ISSN 1241-5294.
- ^ American University, Lebanese (1970-01-01). "Environmental Terrorism in the Arab Gulf". Al-Raida Journal: 12. doi:10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1099. ISSN 0259-9953.