Hasbaya
Also known as Hasbeiya
Hasbaya or Hasbeiya () is a municipality in Lebanon, situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani River. In 1911, the population was about 5,000.
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Place details
- Locality
- حاصبيا
- Region
- محافظة النبطية
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Crusader period
- Mamluk period
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- Geography
- Demographics
- Sites of interest
- The Citadel
- More
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Hasbaya or Hasbeiya () is a municipality in Lebanon, situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani River. In 1911, the population was about 5,000.
The town was a traditional seat of the Chehab family, local rulers under Ottoman suzerainty. They built the Chehabi Citadel, a prominent landmark in the town.
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