Bint Jbeil
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Bint Jbeil is a prominent town in southern Lebanon known for its strategic location near the Israeli border and its role in regional conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bent Jbeil | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
2006 Lebanon War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon ⓘ South Lebanon conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coordinates | 33.118°N 35.432°E ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| economyActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 700 metres ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalOf | Bint Jbeil District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup |
Lebanese Shia Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanese diaspora returnees ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | schools ⓘ |
| hasHealthcareFacility | hospital ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryConstituency | Bint Jbeil electoral district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | mosques ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Jabal Amel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy destruction during conflicts
ⓘ
proximity to Israel ⓘ role in 2006 Lebanon War ⓘ role in Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bint Jbeil District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Israeli border ⓘ |
| majorityReligion | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLocality |
Ain Ebel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aitaroun NERFINISHED ⓘ Maroun al-Ras NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaroun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | symbolic status in Lebanese resistance discourse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman Empire (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Greater Lebanon (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| postConflictReconstruction |
housing
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| region | Southern Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
roads to Nabatieh
ⓘ
roads to Tyre ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bent Jbeil
subject surface form:
Southern Lebanon