Tebnine
Tibnin ( Tibnīn, also Romanized Tibnîn, Tebnine etc.) is a municipality spread across several hills (ranging in altitude from 700m to 800m (2,275 ft to 2,600 ft) above sea level) located about east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated on either side of the Litani river, a region strongly associated with its long-established Twelver Shia community.
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Place details
- Locality
- تبنين
- Region
- محافظة النبطية
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 5,000
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Key facts
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35 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Classical antiquity
- Early Crusader period (1099–1187)
- Late Crusader period (1187–1266)
- Saladin's conquest and aftermath
- Crusade of 1197
- Sixth Crusade to Mamluk conquest (1229-1266)
- Mamluk conquest and aftermath
- Crusader imprint on population?
- Ottoman period
- Early Ottoman period
- Late Ottoman period
- French Mandate
- 20th century: new Greek-Catholic chapel
- Lebanese Civil War
- Israel-Lebanon conflict
- 1978-1993
- 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war
- After 2006
- 2024 Hezbollah-Israel war
- Climate
- Demographics
- Castle and events
- Toron Castle of the Crusaders
- After the Crusader period
- Marble lions
- Tibnin Heritage Festival
- Other attractions and institutions
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Tibnin ( Tibnīn, also Romanized Tibnîn, Tebnine etc.) is a municipality spread across several hills (ranging in altitude from 700m to 800m (2,275 ft to 2,600 ft) above sea level) located about east of Tyre, in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated on either side of the Litani river, a region strongly associated with its long-established Twelver Shia community.
==Etymology== The name "Tibnîn" is derived from a personal name.
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