Ain El Delb (عين الدلب) is a small village in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon.

Ain El Delb
عين الدلب
Village
Ain El Delb is located in Lebanon
Ain El Delb
Ain El Delb
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°32′28″N 35°23′18″E / 33.541104°N 35.388272°E / 33.541104; 35.388272
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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In 1875 Victor Guérin found the village to be inhabited by Maronites.[1]

On 29 September 2024, Israeli airstikes on a residential building killed 32 people, and wounded another 53, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health[2]

References

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  1. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 513
  2. ^ Israeli Airstrikes on Ain al-Delb Cause Heavy Casualties, 29 September 2024

Bibliography

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