Lebanon
South Governorate
Saida

Ghazieh

Al-Ghaziyah or Ghazieh is a municipality in South , 4 kilometres south of Saida. It has an area of about 15sq km. Al-Ghaziyah is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery.
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  • Type: Town with 50,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “Al Ghāzīyah”, “Al-Ghaziyah”, “El Ghâzîyé”, “El Rhaziye”, “Ghazie”, “Ghaziye”, “Ghaziyé”, and “Ghaziyeh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Mantara.

Wayside cross
Photo: Philippe48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in , , discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidon and Maghdouché.

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . The people are largely Sunni Muslims. The main attraction of is its Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century.

Town
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the of . It is located 50 km south of and 8 km southeast of . The village lies 3 km inland from the Mediterranean, occupying a hill with elevation ranging between 200 and 229 meters above sea level.

Village
Photo: Philbous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in located 5 km East of and 45 km south of the capital and it overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ghazieh.

Ghazieh

Latitude
33.5194° or 33° 31′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.3726° or 35° 22′ 21″ east
Population
50,000
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8G5QG99F+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6090945083
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
280155
Wiki­data ID
Q5556099
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Ghazieh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الغازية”
  • Arabic: “الغازيه”
  • Croatian: “Gazije”
  • Croatian: “ע’אזיה”
  • Dutch: “Ghazieh”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الغازيه”
  • French: “Ghaziyeh”
  • German: “Ghaziyeh”
  • Hebrew: “ע’אזיה”
  • Irish: “Ghazieh”
  • Italian: “Ghazieh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ghaziyeh”
  • Persian: “الغازیه”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Municipality of Ghaziyeh and Ibrahim Khalife’s Land.

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