Qaouzah

Qaouzah (Arabic: القوزح‎)[1] is a Lebanese village located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatiye Governorate in Lebanon.

Qaouzah القوزح
City
Qaouzah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°07′N 35°20′E
Grid position	181/280 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Geography

Qaouzah occupies a hill with elevation ranging from 700 to 800 meters above sea level. The main agricultural products of Qaouzah are olive, carob and tobacco.

Demography

The people of Qaouzah are Lebanese and are almost exclusive Maronite Christians.

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village, containing about 100 Christians, with a small Christian chapel situated on a hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land; a few cisterns for the water supply.”[2]

Modern era

In July 2006, Qaouzah, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Rmaich, and Yaroun, was caught in the 2006 Lebanon War of Hezbollah and the Israeli army.[3]

References

1. ”The height or top”, according to Palmer 1881, p. 87
2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 202
3. USATODAY.com - Archbishop tells church to stay in Lebanon: 'You'll make it'

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

External links

• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
• Qaouzah, Localiban