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Haddatha

Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°23′E / 33.167°N 35.383°E / 33.167; 35.383
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Haddatha
حدّاثا
Municipality
Hills to the south of Haddatha
Hills to the south of Haddatha
Map showing the location of Haddatha within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Haddatha within Lebanon
Haddatha
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°23′E / 33.167°N 35.383°E / 33.167; 35.383
Grid position186/285 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictBint Jbeil District
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Haddatha (Arabic: حدّاثا Haddatha)[1] is a municipality in Bint Jbeil District in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon.[2]

History

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In 1596, it was named as a village, ‘“Hadata” in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 52 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues”; a total of 4,640 akçe.[3][4]

In 1838, Edward Robinson noted the village on his travels in the region.[5]

In 1875, Victor Guérin found the population to be exclusively Metualis.[6] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Haddatha: "A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Metawileh, on hill-top; a few grapes, figs and olives, and arable cultivation; there is a spring near and cisterns in village; a birket for cattle."[7]

Following the 1982 invasion, Haddatha became part of the Israeli security zone. On 24 February 1989, an Irish soldier was shot dead by members of the Israeli backed SLA. At the time there were 600 Irish soldiers serving with UNIFIL.[8]

During the 2006 Lebanon War, the Israeli Army shelled a house with 6 civilians, killing all of them. They were aged from 50 to 80 years old.[9]

A wildfire in July 2019 burned a significant number of trees.[2][10]

Geography

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Haddatha is situated on a hill. Its area is about 9 km².[2]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99.23% of registered voters in Haddatha. 98.11% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[11]

Life in the village

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The village suffers from inadequate urban planning. Most internal roads in Haddatha lack proper infrastructure, paving, and afforestation. Although there is a football stadium, it is old and requires renovation and redesign.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ from a personal name, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 72
  2. ^ a b c d Bdeir, Soha; Abboud, Mohammad (2021). "Building GIS data & sustainable master plan for Haddatha village". E3S Web of Conferences. 266: 03017. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202126603017. ISSN 2267-1242.
  3. ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 184
  4. ^ Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
  5. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 376
  6. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 385
  7. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 201
  8. ^ Middle East International No 347, 31 March 1989, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; John Keane p.12
  9. ^ HRW, 2007, pp. 117-118
  10. ^ "Fires continue in Lebanon amid regional outbreak - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  11. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/حداثا/المذاهب/

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