Al-Babliyah بابلية | |
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Municipality | |
  Al-Babliyah Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°25′16″N35°20′35″E / 33.42111°N 35.34306°E /33.42111; 35.34306 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Sidon District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST |
Al-Babliyah (Arabic:بابلية) is a municipality in theSidon District inLebanon. It is located 62 km southeast ofBeirut, the capital of Lebanon.[1][2] It rises about 200 m abovesea level and extends over an area estimated at 1273 hectares.[3]
In 1875, during the end of theOttoman era,Victor Guérin visited and described the village (which he calledBablieh): "It is seated on a hill, north of a wadi, and contains 500Metualis. The houses are very roughly built. I notice, in two smallmosques half demolished, a number of beautiful stones of antique appearance. Large plantations of fig trees surround this village."[4]
In 2014,Muslims made up 99.34% of registered voters in Al-Babliyah. 98.29% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[5]
