Aabey

Aabey
عبيه
Aabey

Location in Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°44′13.18″N 35°31′32.70″E / 33.7369944°N 35.5257500°E / 33.7369944; 35.5257500Coordinates: 33°44′13.18″N 35°31′32.70″E / 33.7369944°N 35.5257500°E / 33.7369944; 35.5257500
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Mount Lebanon Governorate
District Aley District
Elevation 2,600 ft (800 m)
Population
 • Total 4,000
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Aabey also spelled Abey (Arabic: عبيه ‎‎) is a village located in Mount Lebanon, in Aley District of Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is located 22 km (14 mi) from Beirut and has an altitude of 800 m (2,600 feet). It is bordered by Kfarmatta (South), Bennay (East), Damour (West), and Ain Ksour (North). It overlooks Damour and the capital Beirut and the sea can be seen from virtually any point in the village. Aabey contains the Dawdye college, Aabey Vocational School (Mihanye) etc.

Aabey is the birthplace of the diplomatic de:Fouad Bey Hamza (Arabic: فؤاد بك حمزة‎‎) Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economic Development (1947-1952) in the reign of King Abdul Aziz Al Sa'ud. One of his famous books, "Al-Bilad Al-Arabia Al-Saudia".

Toufic Amin Hamza, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Paris and Ankara (1908–1933)

Aabey is also noted for being the home of Samir Kantar, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, who was imprisoned for three decades in Israel after killing three people in a raid in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya. His return to Lebanon was marked by celebrations.[1][2]

Families of Aabey

The main families in Aabey are: Hamza, Halabi, Haddad, Hassan, Abdel Wili, Amaneldine, Ataya, Faraj, Jamal, Jaber, Nakadi, Nasr, Kuntar, Kenaan, Khoury, Kanaan, Raydan, Shreety, Timani and Wehbe.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  2. ↑ https://www.france24.com/20080717-celebrations-lebanon-over-prisoner-swap-with-israel[]

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.