Hula, Lebanon

Hula حولا
Village
Hula Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°12′36″N 35°31′01″E / 33.21000°N 35.51694°E / 33.21000; 35.51694
Grid position	198/290 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Marjeyoun District
Elevation [1]	900 m (3,000 ft)
Highest elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Lowest elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961-7

Hula (Houla, Arabic: حولا)^[2] is a small village in Southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel,^[3] located on the southern side of the Litani river.

The village maintains its cultural traditions to the present day, and holds village festivals.

Hula, historically identified with Ulay Rabta, a place from rabbinic texts. The area's antiquity is shown by discoveries of lintels and an olive-press. In the Ottoman era, Hula was a village inhabited by Shiites, described in 1881 as having stone buildings, cisterns, and a central mosque amidst olive and vineyards. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war two officers from the IDF carried out the Hula massacre in the village, killing over 80 civilians of ages 15–60.^[4] Throughout subsequent conflicts, Hula suffered from military engagements and airstrikes.