Shebaa

Shebaa (Arabic: شبعا, French: Chebaa) is a town on the south-eastern tip of Lebanon. It has a largely Sunni Muslim population of 25,000 people. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level; spread across two steep rocky mountainsides. It lies adjacent to the contested Shebaa farms—which sit between the town and the Golan Heights. Before 1967, residents of Shebaa farmed in the disputed Shebaa farms territory.

Shebaa
شبعا
Village
Shebaa, in 1998
Shebaa
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°20′55″N 35°44′55″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
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