Al-Ghassaniyah, Lebanon
Al-Ghassaniyah
الغسانية Ghassanieh | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′03″N 35°21′30″E / 33.4176°N 35.3584°E | |
| Grid position | 117/164 L |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | 07 |
Al-Ghassaniyah (الغسانية) is a municipality in southern Lebanon with a population of about 8000 . It is 14 kilometres southeast of Sidon, bordered by Kawatria Al Sayyad to the east, Al Babebliah to the west, Kakyiat Sanawbar to the northwest, and Khartoum to the southeast. The name of the town, Al-Ghassaniyah, is derived from the clan of Alghassasina.