Wazzani

Al-Wazzani
الوزاني
Municipality
Map showing the location within Lebanon
Map showing the location within Lebanon
Al-Wazzani
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°16′24.4″N 35°36′48.8″E / 33.273444°N 35.613556°E / 33.273444; 35.613556
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Wazzani (Arabic: الوزاني, romanized: al-Wazānī, also known as Al-Ouazzani, Arab al-Louaizeh or Aarab El Louaizeh), 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. The village has about 200 residents.

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 and Ghajar. 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. 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.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Water Wars in the Middle East: A Looming Threat, Hussein A. Amery, The Geographical Journal, Vol. 168, 2002
  2. ↑ Wazzani Springs pump nearing completion
  3. ↑ "Hariri complains against Israeli threats: Lebanon seeks to complete al- Wazzani project". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  4. ↑ LA Times Over Israeli Objections, Lebanon Opens Pumping Station on River 29 March 2001
  5. ↑ BBC News 28 March 2002. Lebanon hails 'liberation of water'
  6. ↑ BBC 10 September 2002 Israel warns of war over water
  7. ↑ BBC 16 September 2002. US wades into Mid-East water dispute
  8. ↑ BBC 17 September 2002. Israel hardens stance on water.
  9. ↑ "Lebanese army says soldier killed in Israeli drone strike". The Times of Israel. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Israeli ground forces launch targeted raids in south Lebanon". Reuters. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/الوزاني/المذاهب/