Ansar, Lebanon

Ansar or Insar (Arabic أنصار, population 31,970) is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located between Nabatieh and Tyre, Lebanon, next to the village of Doueir.

Ansar

أنصار

Insar
village
Ansar
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°23′N 35°21′E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

History
Ansar detention camp

During the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the village had a Israeli military detention camp nearby for suspected Palestinian civilians and militiamen. Prisoners were categorized and either moved to more secure facilities or released. In August 1983, after several escape tunnels were discovered, its 5,000 inmates were moved. An Israel Army reservist who had served at Ansar was quoted in the newspaper Maariv as saying that the camp was sitting on top of a tunnel system.[1][2]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, the village was bombed by Israeli forces and five civilians were killed.[3][4]

Ansar is the hometown of the poet and journalist Said Fayad (1921 - 2003).

Home of Said Fayad in Ansar

References
  1. "ISRAEL CLEARS CAMP OF INMATES". The New York Times. 1983-08-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  2. "6 Detainees Die in Accident At Israeli Camp in Lebanon". The New York Times. 1983-11-05. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  3. Mouawad, Jad (2006-08-07). "As Shelling Continues, Few Residents Remain in Towns That Once Took Refugees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  4. HRW, 2007, p. 132

Bibliography
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