Grid position 181/280 PAL Governorate Nabatieh Governorate Highest elevation 800 m (2,600 ft) Area code +961 | Country Lebanon District Bint Jbeil District Lowest elevation 700 m (2,300 ft) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Qaouzah (Arabic: القوزح) is a Lebanese village located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatiye Governorate in Lebanon.
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Geography
Qaouzah occupies a hill with elevation ranging from 700 to 800 meters above sea level. The main agricultural products of Qaouzah are olive, carob and tobacco.
Demography
The people of Qaouzah are Lebanese and are almost exclusive Maronite Christians.
History
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village, containing about 100 Christians, with a small Christian chapel situated on a hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land; a few cisterns for the water supply.”
Modern era
In July 2006, Qaouzah, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Rmaich, and Yaroun, was caught in the 2006 Lebanon War of Hezbollah and the Israeli army.