Dbayeh
Dbayeh
ضبية | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′07″N 35°35′23″E / 33.93528°N 35.58972°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Matn |
| Highest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
| Website | www |
Dbayeh (Arabic: ضبية) is a city in Lebanon located on the Mediterranean Sea in the Matn District, Mount Lebanon, between Beirut and Jounieh. The majority of the population is Christian (Maronite and Orthodox), apart from some people from the gulf who lived there during the summer season.
In February 1990 Dbayyeh was the scene of wide spread artillery exchanges and street fighting in an offensive launched by General Aoun against Samir Geagea’s Lebanese Forces (LF) in East Beirut. Dbayeh was captured by Aoun’s soldiers on 6th February, half way through the two weeks of fighting in which 500 people were killed and 2000 wounded.
The city recently became a hub for shopping and entertainment with its numerous shopping malls, restaurants and cinemas as well as a leisure port and a residential waterfront project.
Dbayeh refugee camp was established in 1952 for Palestinian Christian refugees from Bassa and Kafr Berem.