Al-Qaouzah (also spelled El Kouzah, Arabic: القوزح)[1] is a Lebanese village located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatiye Governorate in Lebanon.
Al-Qaouzah
القوزح | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Qaouzah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′17″N 35°20′22″E / 33.12139°N 35.33944°E | |
| Grid position | 181/280 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Bint Jbeil District |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Geography
editAl-Qaouzah occupies a hill with elevation ranging from 700 to 800 meters above sea level. It is located 110 km south of Beirut.[2]
Vegetation
editThe main agricultural products of Al-Qaouzah are olive, carob and tobacco. Al-Qaouzah is celebrated for the quality of its thyme and za'atar production.[3]
The Saint Joseph forest stretches from the village to the border.[4]
History
editLate 19th Century
editIn 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village, containing about 100 Christians, with a small Christian chapel situated on a hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land; a few cisterns for the water supply.”[5]
20th Century
editThe Saint Joseph church was built in 1927.[6]
21st Century
editIn July 2006, Al-Qaouzah, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Rmaich, and Yaroun, was caught in the 2006 Lebanon War of Hezbollah and the Israeli army.[7]
In 2019, a monkey owned by Sister Beatrice Mauger, who runs a peace project in the village, breached the border with Israel, and after a week on the loose and media frenzy, was returned to its owner by United Nations peacekeepers.[8]
Al-Qaouzah, like other villages along the border, was caught in the crossfire during the 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict.[9][10]
Demographics
editIn 2014 Christians made up 97,59% of registered voters in Al-Qaouzah. 92,03% of the voters were Maronite Catholics. The Christian population is mostly Maronite.[11]
References
edit- ^ ”The height or top”, according to Palmer 1881, p. 87
- ^ Germany, Yara (22 July 2022). "Qaouzah, un village qui fleure bon le thym". L'Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Germany, Yara (22 July 2022). "Qaouzah, un village qui fleure bon le thym". L'Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Pavec, Priscille (15 June 2018). "Au Liban-Sud, « sur un foyer de guerre, construire un foyer de paix »". L'Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
- ^ "Seize jours dans une cave pendant la guerre: le récit d'un couple libanais". La Libre. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ USATODAY.com - Archbishop tells church to stay in Lebanon: 'You'll make it'
- ^ "Tachtouch returns to Lebanon after monkeying around in Israel". The Times of Israel. AFP. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Hezbollah's threats to Israel harm Christian Lebanese villages analysis". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Israeli strike kills Lebanese soldier — Lebanese army". The Jordan Times. AFP. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/القوزح/المذاهب/
Bibliography
edit- 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
edit- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Qaouzah, Localiban
