Country Lebanon District Akkar Dialing code +961 Area code +961 | Governorate Akkar Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Sunday 7:14 AM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 47% Humidity | ||
Hisah (Hokr el Haïssa, Hayssa, El Haïssa, Hisa, Arabic: حيصا) is a northern Lebanese village in Akkar Governorate, close to the Syrian border. It is mostly inhabited by Alawites and Sunni Muslims.
Map of Hissa, Lebanon
The history of the village goes back to the days of the Banu Hilal tribe, and it is named after the horse of Abu-Zayd al-Hilali.
During the 2006 Lebanon War, a bridge in the village was bombed by Israeli planes, leaving up to 12 people dead.
References
Hisah Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA