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Chebaa
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Shebaa () 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 above sea level, spreading across two steep rocky mountainsides. It lies adjacent to the Lebanese claimed but Israeli occupied Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights. Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.

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Place details

Locality
شبعا
Region
محافظة النبطية
Country
لبنان
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Shebaa
Settlement.native_name
شبعا
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Chebaa.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Shebaa in 1998
Settlement.pushpin_map
Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
Map showing the location of Kfarhamam within Lebanon
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Lebanon
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Nabatieh Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hasbaya District
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
EET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+2
Settlement.timezone1_DST
EEST

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
1230
Image
Chebaa Hasbaiya stencil cropped.jpg
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Commons category
Chebaa (Hasbaiya)
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  • History
  • Demographics
  • Educational establishments
  • References
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Shebaa () 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 above sea level, spreading across two steep rocky mountainsides. It lies adjacent to the Lebanese claimed but Israeli occupied Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights. Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.

thumb|Shebaa shown in an early 20th-century German map

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