Hasbaya

Hasbaya
حاصبيا
Hasbaya Citadel
Hasbaya Citadel
Hasbaya is located in Lebanon
Hasbaya
Hasbaya
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°23′52″N 35°40′57″E / 33.39778°N 35.68250°E / 33.39778; 35.68250
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictHasbaya District
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)

Hasbaya or Hasbeiya (Arabic: حاصبيا) is a town in Lebanon, situated at the foot of Mount Hermon, overlooking a deep amphitheatre from which a brook flows to the Hasbani River. In 1911, the population was about 5,000.[1]

The town was a traditional seat of the Chehab family, local rulers under Ottoman suzerainty. They built the Chehabi Citadel, a prominent landmark in the town.

  1. ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hasbeya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 49.

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