Ain ad-Delb

Ain ad-Delb

عين الدلب
Ain ad-Delb عين الدلب
Municipality
	Ain ad-Delb Location in Lebanon
	Coordinates: 33°32′28″N 35°23′18″E / 33.541104°N 35.388272°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Ain ad-Delb (عين الدلب) is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin found the village to be inhabited by Maronites.^[1]

On 29 September 2024, Israeli airstikes on a residential building killed 32 people, and wounded another 53, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health^[2]

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 98.49% of registered voters in Ain ad-Delb. 61.92% of the voters were Maronite Catholics and 32.66% were Greek Catholics.^[3]

References

^ Guérin, 1880, p. 513
^ Israeli Airstrikes on Ain al-Delb Cause Heavy Casualties, 29 September 2024
^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة عين الدلب، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

Bibliography

Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.

External links

Official web page
Ain Ed Delb, Localiban

[1] Guérin, 1880, p. 513

[2] Israeli Airstrikes on Ain al-Delb Cause Heavy Casualties, 29 September 2024

[3] "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة عين الدلب، قضاء صيدا (قرى) محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.

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