Arsal
Arsal
Aarsal, Ersal 'Irsal | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Coordinates: 34°10′46″N 36°25′15″E / 34.17944°N 36.42083°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel |
District | Baalbek |
Area | |
• Total | 122.37 sq mi (316.94 km2) |
Elevation | 5,090 ft (1,550 m) |
Population Estimate | |
• Total | 50,000[1] |
Time zone | EST+7 |
Alternative name | Ain Chaub |
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Location | 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Natufian |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1970, 1976 |
Archaeologists | Bruce Schroeder |
Public access | Yes |
Arsal (also spelled Aarsal, Ersal or 'Irsal;
It is a traditional town situated on the slopes of the
Ain Choaab
Ain Choaab or Ain Chaub spring is located in the nearby hills, just of the main road from Arsal to Labweh. There are
History
In 1838,
Syrian Civil War
On 17 September 2012,
On 22 September 2012, a group of armed members of the
One thousand four hundred refugee children from the Syrian civil war have been displaced into the town, where schools only have places for one hundred students. The situation reflects a growing crisis threatening to overwhelm the Beqaa educational system.[13]
On 2 February 2013, the Lebanese army was the victim of an armed ambush in the town as it was seeking to arrest Khaled Homayed. Two army officers were killed and a number of soldiers were wounded. Homayed is believed to have been involved with the Fatah al-Islam organization that was responsible for many deadly attacks on the Lebanese army as well as the kidnapping of seven Estonians in 2011. He is also believed to be active with the Free Syrian Army. Town residents refused to cooperate with the army to reveal the whereabouts of the gunmen who were responsible for the ambush.[14]
In August 2014, ISIS and its allies
In January 2016 a local newspaper reported that there were 10,000 Syrian refugees in Arsal itself with a further 100,000 in dozens of camps around the town.[15] A second report estimated that Arsal was host to 50,000 refugees.[16]
On 21 July 2017, a Syrian Army commander stated that his forces and
Situation of Refugees in Arsal
In 2019, the Lebanese central government decided to demolish the refuges' huts built of
Ref* Conference Institute for the Study of Religious Communities (G.H.Tardy, MA, expert Sherp.) -"Refugees in Lebanon and Destruction of Regional Geopolitical Diversity, 2019". In sup. "L'Intégrité du Liban en danger), Beirut, 2018.
Since the use of bulldozers in the demolition took no account of the interior facilities and the destruction of mattresses, kitchen appliances, furniture, water tanks was accepted, the humanitarian situation in Arsal has deteriorated dramatically. From now on, according to the government, only tents are still allowed for Syrian residents.[19]
References
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- ^ a b Ministry of Tourism Promenade Brochure - Baalbek Al-Hermel Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ American University of Beirut (1995). Research report. The University. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-2-7469-1632-6. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ William Bayne Fisher (1966). The Middle East: A Physical, Social and Regional Geography. Methuen. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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- ISBN 9781879621039. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 145
- ^ FOX News, Syrian jets hit Lebanese territory near border, September 18, 2012.
- ^ "The Daily Star (Lebanon), Lebanese president praises Army response to FSA attack, September 23, 2012". Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Rebeldes sirios atacan un puesto del Ejército en territorio de Líbano, CNN Espanol, Alkhshali Hamdi, Amir Ahmed, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Ben Brumfield and Joe Sterling, 22 September 2012.
- ^ al-Fakih, Rakan., The Daily Star (Lebanon), Refugee children overwhelm Bekaa schools, September 19, 2012.
- ^ "At least two soldiers killed in east Lebanon ambush". The Daily Star. Lebanon.
- ^ The Daily Star (Lebanon). 4/1/16 p.3. Nidal Soth.
- ^ [1] Daily Star 31/1/16
- ^ Bassam, Laila; Perry, Tom (21 July 2017). "Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border". Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Forced To Demolish Their Own Homes, Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Seek New Shelter". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "Lebanon troops demolish Syrian refugee homes as deadline expires". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.