Shebaa

Not to be confused with Shebaa farms or Shabaa.
Shebaa
شبعا
Municipality
Shebaa in 1998
Shebaa in 1998
Map showing the location of Kfarhamam within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Kfarhamam within Lebanon
Shebaa
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°20′55″N 35°44′55″E / 33.34861°N 35.74861°E / 33.34861; 35.74861
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Shebaa (Arabic: شبعا, romanized: Shibʿā) is a municipality on the south-eastern tip of Lebanon. It has a largely Sunni Muslim population of 25,000 people. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, spreading across two steep rocky mountainsides.[1] It lies adjacent to the Lebanese claimed but Israeli occupied Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights.[2] Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.[3]

Shebaa shown in an early 20th-century German map

History

Chebaa, in the 1880s[4]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Shebaa's population as being Sunni Muslim and Greek Orthodox Christians.[5]

Following the 1982 Lebanon War, Shebaa became part of Israel’s security zone with Norwegian soldiers from UNIFIL stationed in the area. On one night in late January 1989, the Israeli backed SLA expelled 40 villagers, ordering them not to return. This brought the total over a period of several months to around 80. In the words of the UNIFIL spokesperson those expelled were “mostly women and children”.[6] Israel withdrew from South Lebanon, including the town of Shebaa, in 2000.

As of 2025, the town housed 4,500 Syrian refugees.[7]

The Israel Defense Forces have frequently operated and conducted operations in the village during the 2024 Lebanon war[8] and the 2026 Lebanon war[9].

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 96.96% and Christians made up 2.89% of registered voters in Shebaa. 92.99% of the voters were Sunni Muslims. The Christian population is mostly Greek Orthodox.[10]

Educational establishments

Educational establishments Chebaa (Hasbaiya) (2005–2006) Lebanon (2005–2006)
Number of schools 4 2788
Public schools 2 1763
Private schools 2 1025
Students in public schools 435 439905
Students in private schools 145 471409

References

  1. ^ Nour Samaha (2 Jul 2013). "The strange case of Lebanon's Shebaa". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ Saady Wiegand (2011). Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy, and Settlement (illustrated ed.). University of Georgia Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780820337388.
  3. ^ Krista Eileen Wiegand (2011). Enduring Territorial Disputes: Strategies of Bargaining, Coercive Diplomacy, and Settlement (illustrated ed.). University of Georgia Press. pp. 157–8. ISBN 9780820337388.
  4. ^ Wilson, 1881, vol 2, p. 129
  5. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 138
  6. ^ Middle East International No 346, 17 March 1989, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p.8
  7. ^ Samya Kullab; Ghinwa Obeid (27 Feb 2015). "Shebaa, the town caught in the middle". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ^ www.idf.il https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%94/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F/. Retrieved 2026-05-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "מנהל מחלבת עזים: כך חשף צה"ל פעיל חיזבאללה בכפר סוני בלבנון". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  10. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة شبعا، قضاء حاصبيا محافظة النبطية في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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