Ibl al-Saqi
Ibl al-Saqi (إبل السقي) is a town in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.
Ebel El Saqi
إبل السقي | |
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Town | |
 Ibl al-Saqi in 1997 | |
  Ebel El Saqi Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′26.18″N 35°37′39.17″E | |
| Grid position | 139/157 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjeyoun District |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a "considerable" village, with about 1000 inhabitants. 700 were "Schismatic Greek" and the rest were apparently Druze. At the north-west of the village there was an abundant stream.[1]
Sister cities
References
- Guérin, 1880, p. 283
Bibliography
- Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
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