Aadshit al-Shqeif

Not to be confused with Aadshit al-Qusayr.
Aadshit al-Shqeif
عدشيت الشقيف
Municipality
Aadshit al-Shqeif is located in Lebanon
Aadshit al-Shqeif
Aadshit al-Shqeif
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°20′44.88″N 35°25′18.12″E / 33.3458000°N 35.4217000°E / 33.3458000; 35.4217000
Grid position120/157 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Aadshit al-Shqeif (Arabic: عدشيت الشقيف), or simply Aadshit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located north of the Litani River.

History

In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village of 350 Metualis. The villagers had a mosque.[1]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.67% of registered voters in Aadshit al-Shqeif. 98.06% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 527-528
  2. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/النبطية/عدشيت/المذاهب/

Bibliography

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