El Baïdar
District of Hâriîs
Mohafazat Nabatîyé - Lebanon

Hula massacre

The Hula massacre took place between 31 October and 1 November 1948. Hula (Hule) was a village in Lebanon 3 km west of Kibbutz Manara, not far from the Litani River. It was captured on October 24 by the Carmeli Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces without any resistance at all. Between 35 and 58 captured men were executed in a house which was later blown up on top of them. Revenge was the motive. Two officers were responsible for the massacre.

Located at 33.2167, 35.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, History of Lebanon, Massacres in Lebanon, 1948 in Lebanon, Mass murder in 1948, Massacres committed by Israel

1996 shelling of Qana

The 1996 shelling of Qana or the First Qana massacre, took place on April 18, 1996 near Qana, a village in Southern Lebanon, when artillery shells fired by the Israeli Defence Force hit a United Nations compound. Of 800 Lebanese civilians who had taken refuge in the compound, 106 were killed and around 116 injured. Four Fijian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldiers were also seriously injured.

Located at 33.209, 35.299 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Mass murder in 1996, South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000), United Nations operations in the Middle East

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security, and help the Government of Lebanon restore its effective authority in the area.

Located at 33.1667, 35.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Lebanon, Israeli–Lebanese conflict, United Nations operations in the Middle East, United Nations Security Council mandates, 20th century in Lebanon, 21st century in Lebanon, Lebanese Civil War, 1978 establishments in Lebanon, Military units and formations established in 1978

Toron

Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus. It was the centre of the Lordship of Toron, a seigneury within the Kingdom of Jerusalem, actually a rear-vassalage of the Principality of Galilee. The castle was built by Hugh of Falkenberg, second prince of Galilee, in 1105 to help capture Tyre. After Hugh's death it was made an independent seigneury, given to Humphrey I before 1109.

Located at 33.1957, 35.4123 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Crusader castles, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Archaeological sites in Lebanon, History of Lebanon, Castles in Lebanon

Qana

Qana also spelled Cana is a village in southern Lebanon located 10 kilometres southeast of the city of Tyre and 12 kilometres north of the border with Israel. The 10,000 residents of Qana are primarily Shiite Muslim although there is also a Christian community in the village.

Located at 33.2092, 35.2992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon, Israeli–Lebanese conflict

Biranit

Biranit is a military base in northern Israel. It is the headquarters of the Galilee Division of the Israel Defense Forces, and is located around a kilometre from the Lebanese border between Sasa and Netu'a. The site was originally planned to become a village centre as part of Operation Sof Sof to increase Jewish presence in the Galilee in the 1960s. In 1964 a Nahal settlement was established in the area. It was civilianised in 1967, but did not become a village.

Located at 33.0581, 35.3425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Military installations of Israel, Nahal settlements, Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

Bint Jbeil

Bint Jbeil is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon. The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932.

Located at 33.1258, 35.4428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District, Israeli–Lebanese conflict

Qana airstrike

The 2006 Qana Airstrike (also referred to as the 2006 Qana Massacre or Second Qana massacre) was an air strike carried out by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a three-storey building in the small community of al-Khuraybah near the South Lebanese village of Qana on July 30, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War in which 28 civilians were killed, of which 16 were children.

Located at 33.2095, 35.3004 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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2006 Lebanon War, Airstrikes, Aerial operations and battles involving Israel

Marwahin

Marwahin (Marwāḩīn) is a town in Lebanon, on its border with Israel. During the 2006 Lebanon War, Marwahin was the site of ground exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Human Rights Watch, the villagers of Marwahin reported having problems with Hezbollah fighters and weapons infiltrating their village almost as soon as the war started. Lebanese civilian refugees from the town were first ordered to flee the area by Israeli forces.

Located at 33.1167, 35.2833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in the South Governorate

2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid

The 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid was a cross-border attack committed by Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants on an Israeli military patrol on 12 July 2006 on Israeli territory. Using rockets fired on several Israeli towns as a diversion; Hezbollah militants crossed from Lebanon into Israel and ambushed two Israeli Army vehicles, killing five soldiers and abducting two of the soldiers. Another four soldiers were killed in a failed rescue attempt.

Located at 33.1004, 35.3199 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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2006 Lebanon War, Battles of the 2006 Lebanon War

Rachaf

Rachaf or Rshaf is a village in the Bint Jbeil District of the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon, 16 kilometres from the Israel-Lebanon border.

Located at 33.15, 35.3667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District

Avivim

Avivim, is an Israeli moshav (pop. 500) in the far north of Israel, in the Upper Galilee. It is located less than one kilometre (3,000 feet) from the Lebanese border, and on the land of the depopulated Shiite village of Salha. The moshav was founded in 1958, but was abandoned soon afterward. It was re-established in 1963 with immigrants from North Africa, mostly Moroccan Jews. The moshav's proximity to the Lebanese border has made it a target for terrorist attacks.

Located at 33.0892, 35.4721 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Moshavim

Upper Galilee

The Upper Galilee is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit HaKerem valley and Lower Galilee in the south and the Jordan river and Hula Valley in the east.

Located at 33.0294, 35.3293 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Regions of Israel, Geography of Lebanon

Bint Jbeil District

The Bint Jbeil District is a district in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Bint Jbeil.

Located at 33.1185, 35.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Districts of Lebanon, Bint Jbeil District

Battle of Jezzine (1941)

The Battle of Jezzine (13 June 1941) was part of the Australian 7th Division's advance on Beirut during the five-week-long Syria-Lebanon campaign by the Allies against Vichy French forces in Syria and Lebanon. Jezzine, Lebanon, is about halfway between the Lebanese border with Palestine and Beirut. This battle was one of several hard fought actions during the Australian advance on Beirut.

Located at 33.32, 35.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1941, Military battles of Vichy France, Syria–Lebanon Campaign, Battles of World War II involving Australia

Zibqin

Zibqin is a town in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres from the capital, Beirut, 4 km from the border with Israel. It is 450 metres above sea level. The town contains old Roman and Greek ruins. It contains the following families: Bzeih, Slaibi, Barakat, Moslem and Atwi (عطوي). It contains over 600 houses before Israel damage 75% of them, and has a population of 3,000. The village is 400m above sea level and has a quite intriguing geography.

Located at 33.1667, 35.2667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the South Governorate

Highway 89 (Israel)

Highway 89 is a major east-west highway in the Upper Galilee and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It begins in the west in Nahariya and continues east to Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Safed, Hatzor HaGlilit and Rosh Pina. It is 58 kilometers long.

Located at 33.0228, 35.3253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Roads in Israel

Kfarchouba

Kfarchouba (in Arabic كفرشوبا) (also known as kafarchouba and kfar shuba) Is a Lebanese village, in the Nabatieh Governorate in Southern Lebanon. Situated in the region of Arkoub 1256 m above sea level and is 130 km from Beirut. Located on the borders of Israel and the Golan Heights, it monitors the depth of both, Israel and Lebanese Bekaa, which makes it a strategic military location.

Located at 33.209, 35.299 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate

Kerem Ben Zimra

Kerem Ben Zimra is a moshav near Safed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It belongs to the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. The Arab village Al-Ras al-Ahmar on the site was depopulated in 1948. The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Turkey, to whom immigrants were added from Romania and Morocco. Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz (1924–1995), a kabbalist and the first rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, was among the founders of the moshav.

Located at 33.0382, 35.4686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Moshavim, Nature reserves in Israel

Mahrouna

Mahrouna is a small agribusiness town located in the south of Lebanon. It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from Beirut the country's capital, and 18 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Tyre. Mahrouna stands at a height of 400 meter above sea level. The population is approximately 3800 inhabitant. This increases to 5000 in vacations and summer times, according to a municipal member. This peaceful quite town is rich with its green surrounding.

Located at 33.219, 35.3428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in the South Governorate

Markaba

Markaba (مركبا) is a village located at Marjayoun municipality at Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. It is geographically located south of Raabatt Tallame, East of Banni Hayyan and North east of Tallussah and 850 M larges.

Located at 33.2333, 35.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in Lebanon, Marjeyoun District

Haddatha

Haddatha is a village in Southern Lebanon.

Located at 33.1667, 35.3833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate, Bint Jbeil District

Bar'am National Park

Bar'am National Park is a national park in Israel which includes a synagogue from the Talmudic period. The original name of the village in which the synagogue was found is unknown, but it is indicative of the existence of an established Jewish community in the area it was found.

Located at 33.0439, 35.4142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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National parks of Israel

Pa'ar Cave

The Pa'ar Cave, is a Karstic Sinkhole in the Upper Galilee, Israel. The cave is located between the Adir peak (part of the Meron range), and kibbutz Sasa. The sinkhole channels the water flowing from the Pa'ar stream to groundwater level.

Located at 33.031, 35.3859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Caves of Israel, Nature reserves in Israel, Limestone caves

Kafr Dunin

Kfar Dunin is a village in Lebanon, 102 km from the capital Beirut and 580 m from sea coast remote. Adjacent villages: Deir Kifa, Alkaline, Khirbat Silm, Der Ntar. It is considered first of villages in Bent Jbeil district of Nabatieh Governorate. Its population is 6000 people.

Located at 33.2333, 35.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in the Nabatieh Governorate