Southern Lebanon

:''This article is about the southern part of Lebanon. For other senses, see South Lebanon (disambiguation).Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon comprising the South Lebanon Governorate and the Nabatiyeh Governorate. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. Some people might also include the Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost districts of the Beqaa Governorate, in Southern Lebanon.

The main cities of the region are Tyre, Sidon and inland Nabatiyeh. Southern Lebanon is known for its large Shi'a Muslim population, the majority of which acts as a base of support for the militant Shi'a islamic group Hezbollah, which was formed in 1985 due to anti-Israel sentiment surrounding the 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict.

Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel featured prominently in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Cities and districts

Southern Lebanon

* Aalma ach Chaab
* Abbasieh
* Adasse or Adaisseh or Addaisseh
* Al Mansuri
* Alma ash Shab
* Ain Ebel
* Ain Baal or Ayn Bal
* Aitaroun or Aytarun
* Ash Shawmara
* At Tayyabah
* At Tiri
* Aitit
* Ayta al-Sha`b
* Baraachit
* Barish
* Bayt Lif
* Bazouryeh
* Beit Yahoun
* Bint Jbail or Bint Jubay
* Blida
* Borj el Shamali or Borj Chemali
* Borj Qalaouiyeh
* Borj Rahal
* Boustane
* Brashit
* Chaqra
* Chtoura
* Deir
* Deir Kifa
* Dayr Qanun
* Derdghaya
* Dibil or Debel
* El Biyyadah or Al Bayyadah
* El Hennyeh or [[Al {{Hinniyah}}
* {{El Mansoun}} or {{Al Mansuri}}
* {{El Qlaile}} or {{Al Qulaylah}}
* {{El Soultaniyeh}}
* {{Frun}}
* {{Ghandouriyeh}}
* {{Insar}} [1]
* Jabal Amel
* Jmaijmah
* Joiya or Jouaya or Jwayya
* Ghaziyeh
* Ghassaniyeh
* Hadata or Haddathah
* Haris
* Houla or Hula
* Kabrikha or Qabrikha
* Kafr Dunin
* Kafr Kila
* Kafra
* Khirbat Slim
* Kfar Tebnit
* Kounin
* Maachouq
* Markaba
* Marakeh
* Majdel Selm or Majdal Zun
* Marqaba or Markaba
* Maroun al-Ras
* Marwahin
* Meidoun
* Meiss el Jabal or Mays al Jabal
* Nabatiye or Nabatiyeh
* Naqoura or Nakoura or An Naqurah
* Niha
* Majdal Zun
* Marjayoun -- a Lebanese Maronite Christian village [2]
* Oum el Ahmad
* Qlayaa
* Qana
* Qantara
* Khiam
* Wadi at Taim
* Ramyah
* Ras Al-Biyada
* Rmaich
* Rmadyeh
* Shaqra
* Shabriha
* Shihin
* Shhur
* Siddiqine or Zibqin
* Sidon or Saida
* Srifa
* Tallousa
* Tair Debbe
* Tayr Harfa or Tair Harfa
* Tayr Falsayh
* Taibeh
* Tebnine or Tibnin or Tibneen [3] Site of the former castle town Toron
* Toulin or Tulin
* Tura
* Tyre or Sur
* Saida district
* Jezzine district
* Tyre district
* Yaroun or Yarin or Yarun
* Yahun
* Yatar or Yater

Other notable geographic sites

* Abou Assouad River
* Awali River
* El Zahrani River
* Litani River
* Saitaniq River
* Kasmieh River
* Blue Line (Lebanon)
* Shebaa Farms
* Golan Heights
* Several Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon including Ain al-Hilweh, Nabatieh camp and Wavel.

See also

* South Lebanon Army
* 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict
* North District (Israel)
* Operation Litani against the Lebanese National Movement
* United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (instituted by United Nations Security Council Resolution 425)
* Israeli Security Zone