Chyah
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Chiyah (
Location
Chiyah is located in the southwest suburbs of the capital
The meaning of its name is vague, and many suppositions were found, with one saying that it means the processing of metal (Shewah). Another theory is the Arabic origin of the name means a kind of tree that is used for silk production (a flourishing industry in this former village). The city was once covered with citrus orchards and extending to the Mediterranean Sea. Today, it is a full part of the demographically huge Beirut outskirts totalling around 60,000 inhabitants.
Demographics
Prior the 1960s, Chiyah was a predominantly
History
Prior the 1860 civil war, Chiyah was largely inhabited by Shia Muslims, but many Christians refugees settled in the town following the chaos which ensued.[1]
In May 1988 following three weeks of intense
On 21 December 1994 a car bomb in Chyah killed Fuad Mughniyeh, one brother of Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh. Two other people were killed in the explosion and sixteen wounded.[3]
The current head of the municipality is parliament member hopeful
See also
External links
- Chiyah Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, Localiban
33°51′43″N 35°30′49″E / 33.86194°N 35.51361°E
References
- ^ Gharbieh, Hussein M. (1996). Political awareness of the Shi'ites in Lebanon: the role of Sayyid 'Abd al-Husain Sharaf al-Din and Sayyid Musa al-Sadr (PDF) (Doctoral). Durham: Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham.
- ^ Middle East International No 327, 11 June 1988, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.4-6
- ^ Middle East International No 491, 6 January 1995; Gerald Butt p.14
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