Country Lebanon District Sidon District Area 15 km² Area code 07 | Governorate South Governorate Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 50,000 (2011) | |
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Al Ghazieh (الغازية) is a small city in South Lebanon, near the South's capital, the famous city Saida (Sidon). It has an area of about 15sq km. Ghazieh is bordered by a number of villages in the southern and western side such as Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, Zahrani.
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Map of Ghaziyeh, Lebanon
Major streets include: Bashroun, Regy, Zambil, El Ain, El Baidar, El Rabta, El Mokhtar, Zehriye. Ghazieh has its own football team "Nadi al Shabab Al Reyadi El Ghazieh".
Modern era
During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh.
The day after, on the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.
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Ghazieh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA