Wazzani
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Al-Wazzani (Al-Ouazzani, also known as Arab al-Louaizeh or Aarab El Louaizeh),[1] is a municipality in the Marjayoun District of the Nabatieh Governorate, on the banks of the Hasbani River. The village is located about 1 km from the Wazzani Spring, a major source of the Hasbani, which is a tributary of the Jordan River.[2] The village has about 200 residents.[1]
History
Modern era
In 2001 the Lebanese government installed a small pumping station with a 10 cm bore near the village, to supply water to the village as well the nearby villages al-Teiba[3] and Ghajar.[4] In March 2002 Lebanon also diverted part of the Hasbani to supply Wazzani village, an action that then Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, said was a "casus belli" and could lead to war.[5][6][7][8] The pumping station was destroyed during the 2006 Lebanon War.
In 2024, a Lebanese soldier was killed by an Israeli drone strike in the village, a day prior to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[9][10]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 100% of registered voters in Al-Wazzani. 87.86% of the voters were Sunni Muslims and 12.14% Shiite Muslims.[11]
References
- ↑ a b Water Wars in the Middle East: A Looming Threat, Hussein A. Amery, The Geographical Journal, Vol. 168, 2002
- ↑ Wazzani Springs pump nearing completion
- ↑ Hariri complains against Israeli threats: Lebanon seeks to complete al- Wazzani project
- ↑ LA Times Over Israeli Objections, Lebanon Opens Pumping Station on River 29 March 2001
- ↑ BBC News 28 March 2002. Lebanon hails 'liberation of water'
- ↑ BBC 10 September 2002 Israel warns of war over water
- ↑ BBC 16 September 2002. US wades into Mid-East water dispute
- ↑ BBC 17 September 2002. Israel hardens stance on water.
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- ↑ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/الوزاني/المذاهب/
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