Dahieh

Dahieh
الضاحية الجنوبية
Dahieh is located in Lebanon
Dahieh
Dahieh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°51′N 35°31′E / 33.85°N 35.51°E / 33.85; 35.51
CountryLebanon
GovernorateMount Lebanon
DistrictBaabda
Area
 • Total
1,563 ha (3,862 acres)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009

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] including Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, Bourj el-Barajneh, Ouzai, and Hay El-Saloum. 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 paramilitary group Hezbollah, and it had large auditoria in Haret Hreik, Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh, where Hezbollah followers gathered on special occasions.[3] The area was severely bombed by Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War and in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present). Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2024.[4]

  1. ^ Traboulsi, Karim (July 4, 2017). "Oppa Dahieh Style: Searching for K-Pop in Hizballah land". english.alaraby.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Cobban, Helena (April–May 2005). "Hizbullah's New Face". Boston Review. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Salhani, Justin (26 October 2024). "Once upon a time in Dahiyeh: Israel's destruction of Lebanon's communities". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut". CBS News. September 28, 2024. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.