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Ansariyah, Sidon

Coordinates: 33°25′0″N 35°17′0″E / 33.41667°N 35.28333°E / 33.41667; 35.28333
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Ansariyah
الأنصاريّة - Al Anşārīyyah
Municipality
View from the west.
View from the west.
Ansariyah is located in Lebanon
Ansariyah
Ansariyah
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°25′0″N 35°17′0″E / 33.41667°N 35.28333°E / 33.41667; 35.28333
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ansariyah, Ansariyeh, or Insariye (Insârîyé) (Arabic: الأنصارية) is a municipality in South Governorate in Lebanon, 62 km from Beirut and 20 km south of Sidon. The area is 7.35 km² and is situated near the sea facing it from an altitude of 144 m.

History

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On 5 September 1997 an attack force of seaborne Israeli commandos was ambushed approaching Ansariyah. The ambush had been prepared in advance by fighters from Amal and Hizbullah. The Lebanese army joined in the later stages of the incident. Twelve Israelis were killed.

Demographics

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In 2014, Muslims made up 99.51% of registered voters in Ansariyah. 97.36% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة انصارية، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
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