| South Lebanon ((ar)جنوب لبنان) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
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| Main locality | Tyr |
| Sea | Mediterranean |
| Watercourse | Awali |
| Area | 1 987,6 km² |
| Population | 666 541 hab. (2015) |
| Density | 335,35 inhab./km² |
the South Lebanon or, according to Anglicism, South Lebanon is a region of Lebanon extending from the Israeli border south to the river Awali to the north and bordered to the east by the syrian border.
Understand
Administratively, the whole corresponds to two Lebanese governorates: the governorate of the South and that of Nabatiyeh.
South Lebanon is predominantly Shiite but also includes Christian, Sunni and Druze populations. The main cities are Nabatieh, Sidon, Tyr and Jezzine.
Story
This region stands out from the rest of the country because of its importance in the Israeli-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. During the Israeli-Arab war of 1948-1949, it was invaded by the Israeli army during Operation Hiram. In the 1970s, after the events of Black September, it was controlled by Palestinian groups to serve as a base for their attacks on Israel. She is then nicknamed Fatahland. Following the Israeli military intervention in Lebanon in 1982, it was occupied by Israel until June 2000. It was then dominated politically and militarily by Hezbollah, which made it its bastion and launched attacks from there. sporadic against Israel. In July 2006, Israel entered the area for about thirty days and then withdrew.
Today, the area is monitored by UNIFIL, responsible for interposing between the Israelis and the Lebanese, and since 2006 to ensure respect for resolution 1701 of the United Nations Security Council.
Regions
Administratively, the region includes two governorates:
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