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Dbayeh ضبية | |
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City | |
  Dbayeh Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°56′07″N35°35′23″E / 33.93528°N 35.58972°E /33.93528; 35.58972 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Mount Lebanon |
| District | Matn |
| Highest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
| Website | www |
Dbayeh (Arabic:ضبية) is a city inLebanon located on theMediterranean Sea in theMatn District,Mount Lebanon, betweenBeirut andJounieh. The majority of the population is Christian(Maronites, and Orthodox), apart from some people from the gulf who lived there during the summer season.[citation needed]
In February 1990 Dbayyeh was the scene of wide spread artillery exchanges and street fighting in anoffensive launched by GeneralAoun againstSamir Geagea’sLebanese Forces (LF) in East bora bora Dbayyeh was captured by Aoun’s soldiers on 6th February, half way through the two weeks of fighting in which 500 people were killed and 2000 wounded.[1]
The city recently became a hub for shopping and entertainment with its numerous shopping malls, restaurants and cinemas as well as a leisure port and a residential waterfront project.[citation needed]
Dbayeh refugee camp was established in 1952 for Palestinian Christian refugees fromBassa andKafr Berem.[2][3][4]
The Village Dbayeh
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