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Ain Ebel
عين إبل, ܥܝܢ ܐܒܠ | |
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Village | |
 Ain Ebel in the winter, with Our Lady of Ain Ebel church in the background | |
  Ain Ebel Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°06′35″N 35°24′10″E / 33.10972°N 35.40278°E | |
| Grid position | 187/279 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Founded by | Unknown |
| Government | |
| • Type | 15 Member Municipal Council |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Imad Lallous (Party Unknown) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.60 km2 (5.25 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,500−2,000; 3,500+ Summer Period |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Ain Ebel (Arabic: عين إبل; Syriac: ܥܝܢ ܐܒܠ) is a village located in the Lebanese Upper Galilee[1] in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh Governorate in Lebanon, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Beirut. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christian.[2]
Since October 2023, Hezbollah, an Islamist Shiite militant group, has been using the area as a launching point for attacks on Israel. This prompted many villagers, particularly women and children, to flee the area and seek safety in Beirut.[3][4]
- ^ Piveteau, Jean (1968). La Préhistoire: Problèmes et Tendances. Paris: Ed. du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. p. 113.
- ^ "Christians in Lebanon's tense border area prepare to celebrate a subdued Christmas". AP News. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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