Ibl al-Saqi

Ibl al-Saqi (إبل السقي) is a town in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.

Ebel El Saqi

إبل السقي
Town
Ibl al-Saqi in 1997
Ebel El Saqi
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′26.18″N 35°37′39.17″E
Grid position139/157 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjeyoun District
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a "considerable" village, with about 1000 inhabitants. 700 were "Schismatic Greek" and the rest were apparently Druze. At the north-west of the village there was an abundant stream.[1]

Sister cities

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References

  1. Guérin, 1880, p. 283

Bibliography

  • Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
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