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Hazmiyeh (also Romanized as Hazmiyé, Hazmie, Hasmiyeh, Al Ḩāzimīyah, and El Hâzmîyé) is a town in Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, and a suburb of Beirut, part of Greater Beirut.

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Map of Hazmiyeh, Lebanon

Name

According to Anis Fraiha in his book "Names of Lebanese cities and villages", the name Hazmieh has Aramaic roots from two words: "Haza" which translates to "watch", "monitor" or "observe" and "Mayya" which translates to "water" which he speculates it refers to a guardian of water. Less credited resources attributed the name to other sources:

  • The words Hazmieh comes from the Arabic root "Hazm" (حزم) which means corral for the place was the meeting point for the caravans heading to the mountains.
  • It refers to an unknown Prince called Hazem (حازم)
  • It has Syriac roots from the two words: "Haza" meaning deep, and "Mayya" meaning water for the place collects springs waters in it vicinity.

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    Hazmiyeh Wikipedia
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