In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a "considerable" village, with about 1000 inhabitants. 700 were "Schismatic Greek" and the rest were apparently Druze. At the north-west of the village there was an abundant stream.[1]
Following the establishment of UNIFIL Ibl al-Saqi was in the eastern most sector in which the UN had soldiers with the Norwegian Army establishing their base near the village. In 1999 they were replaced by an Indian battalion from the 4th Gurkha Rifles. On 2 March 1999 the IDF South Lebanon coordinator, Brigadier General Erez Gerstein was killed by a roadside bomb on the road between Ibl al-Saqi and Kaukaba. The two soldiers and a reporter he was travelling with were also killed.[2][3]
In June 1999, as the South Lebanon Army (SLA) withdrew from Jezzine, retreating SLA members and their families commandeered empty houses in Ibl al-Saqi, Kawkaba and Marjayun. At the time it was estimated that the SLA had only four hundred men.[4]
^Middle East International No 595, 13 March 1999; Michael Jansen pp.7-8
^Middle East International No 597, 9 April 1999; Michael Jansen p.10
^Middle East International No 601, 4 June 1999; Michael Jansen pp.6-7
Bibliographyedit
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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Ibl Es Saqi, Localiban
January 01, 1970
saqi, إبل, السقي, town, marjeyoun, district, southern, lebanon, ebel, saqi, إبل, السقيtown, 1997ebel, saqilocation, within, lebanoncoordinates, 3572722, 6275472, 3572722, 6275472grid, position139, lcountry, lebanongovernoratenabatieh, governoratedistrictmarjey. Ibl al Saqi إبل السقي is a town in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon Ebel El Saqi إبل السقيTownIbl al Saqi in 1997Ebel El SaqiLocation within LebanonCoordinates 33 21 26 18 N 35 37 39 17 E 33 3572722 N 35 6275472 E 33 3572722 35 6275472Grid position139 157 LCountry LebanonGovernorateNabatieh GovernorateDistrictMarjeyoun DistrictElevation670 m 2 200 ft Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Dialing code 961 Contents 1 History 2 Sister cities 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksHistory editIn 1875 Victor Guerin found it to be a considerable village with about 1000 inhabitants 700 were Schismatic Greek and the rest were apparently Druze At the north west of the village there was an abundant stream 1 Following the establishment of UNIFIL Ibl al Saqi was in the eastern most sector in which the UN had soldiers with the Norwegian Army establishing their base near the village In 1999 they were replaced by an Indian battalion from the 4th Gurkha Rifles On 2 March 1999 the IDF South Lebanon coordinator Brigadier General Erez Gerstein was killed by a roadside bomb on the road between Ibl al Saqi and Kaukaba The two soldiers and a reporter he was travelling with were also killed 2 3 In June 1999 as the South Lebanon Army SLA withdrew from Jezzine retreating SLA members and their families commandeered empty houses in Ibl al Saqi Kawkaba and Marjayun At the time it was estimated that the SLA had only four hundred men 4 Sister cities edit nbsp Kongsvinger NorwayReferences edit Guerin 1880 p 283 Middle East International No 595 13 March 1999 Michael Jansen pp 7 8 Middle East International No 597 9 April 1999 Michael Jansen p 10 Middle East International No 601 4 June 1999 Michael Jansen pp 6 7Bibliography editGuerin V 1880 Description Geographique Historique et Archeologique de la Palestine in French Vol 3 Galilee pt 2 Paris L Imprimerie Nationale External links editIbl Es Saqi Localiban Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ibl al Saqi amp oldid 1161573844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
