As-Sultaniyah

This article is about the village in southern Lebanon. For other uses, see Sultaniya (disambiguation).

As-Sultaniyah السلطانية
Municipality
As-Sultaniyah
As-Sultaniyah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°12′18″N 35°24′19″E
Grid position	188/290 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

As-Sultaniyah (Arabic: السلطانية) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tibnin. It was earlier called el Yehudiyeh.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, El Yehûdîyeh meant "the Jews" or "Jewish woman."

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated in a valley, with olives, figs, and arable land. There is a spring and cisterns at the village." They further noted that south of the village was a perennial spring, built up with masonry.

In April 2024, Ali Ahmed Hassin, a senior commander of Hezbollah's elite Redwan Force, was assassinated in Israeli air strike in the village.

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.04% of registered voters in As-Sultaniyah. 97.45% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

External links

• Soultaniyeh, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons