Zibqin

Zibqine
Village
زبقين
Israeli troops in Zibqin, in 1982
Israeli troops in Zibqin, in 1982
Zibqine is located in Lebanon
Zibqine
Zibqine
Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°16′E / 33.167°N 35.267°E / 33.167; 35.267
Grid position175/285 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictTyre
Area
 • Total5.63 sq mi (14.57 km2)
 • Land5.63 sq mi (14.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,280 ft (390 m)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total3,000
Time zoneGMT +3

Zibqine is a town in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the capital, Beirut, 4 km from the border with Israel and 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) above sea level.

It was heavily damaged in the 2006 Lebanon-Israel war and underwent a heavy process of rebuilding.