Salhieh
صالحية Salhiyeh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°33′37″N 35°25′24″E / 33.56028°N 35.42333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | South Governorate |
District | Sidon District |
Area | |
• Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
Elevation | 700 ft (200 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Salhieh ( Arabic: صالحية) is a village in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Beirut. [1]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted es-Salihiyeh, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida". [2]
In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted: "I go up to Salhaieh, through gardens planted with fig trees, olive trees and mulberry trees. It is located on a beautiful and high hill, 2 kilometers west-northwest of Kefr Djerra. Its population exceeds 400 inhabitants, Maronites or United Greeks. The church and a number of houses are newly built, with more or less regular stones that have been partly found on site. A spring collected under an ogival vault is next to several ancient tombs." [3]