Jbaa
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Jbaa, is a town in the Nabatieh Governorate, or Nabatiye southern Lebanon
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Jbaa Falls in the hands of the great Safi Mountain, and rises over 770 metres (2,526.2 ft) (in the town center) from the sea level and then begins to rise to 900 metres (2,952.8 ft) in the district "Ein-Elsataoun" Water flowed between the folds, the most gorgeous greenery trees diverse, especially the walnut trees spread around most of the town houses.
Jbaa is the capital of Iqlim al-Tuffah, and was the Directorate of independent during the French mandate over Lebanon and was known in the 20th century as an important resort for the people's of Nabatieh and Sidon
and the rest of the Jabal Amel area, Jbaa has fancy restaurants and hotels because of its dozens beautiful and famous natural springs: Ein-elteen, Marjah, Kabiy, Ein-Arkez, Hoelh-spring, spring-Abboud, Spring-Valley and Albsis.
Also referred to the town of Jbaa by its summer professional cultural parties (mahra-janat), which was held in the summer and where people gathered from all over the world, Jbaa nights used to be like ongoing wedding during the lasting peace in the 1960s and 1970s, then became a home and a haven for the people of Nabatieh caza beginnings of the first Israeli war during the 1977/1982 period before it got it own Israeli war in which people of the village
moved to Sidon and Beirut as of the year 1985.
After liberation from Israel in 2001 there was a renovation to most of the village based on the improvement in the town of civilization
and the revival of cafes and restaurants to have a prosperous summer season and revive the old days and times.
Jbaa area real estate is over 3000 acres (12.1 km²), and it is about 12km (7 miles)away the town from Nabatieh, and 68 km (42.3 mi) from the capital Beirut
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The population of about 10,000 inhabitants 80% of them abandoned during the Israeli war, the name Jbaa according Mr. Mohsen Alamin is a Hebrew name meaning "high hill".
Jbaa has a Romania
n cemetery south west of the town, as there is still remains of an old Christian
monastery in the central part of the town , Also there was a fortress built by the rulers in the town {Almenakrh} (currently the Jawad family) which was subsequently used as a Srai by the Turkish government, then as a school in the late nineteenth century (1889) then it was built on its ashes a modern primary school in the year 1958, the remainder were used as the basis wall to the modern secondary School.
Also there was a mosque build by the second martyr, and then examined the effects, leaving nothing but a painting of the old history of restoration. a new mosque was built on the ashes of the old mosque in the modern town center.
The scientific, cultural and social development in the year 1889 the government established the Turkish
primary school for males and another for females in the remnants of Castle princes (Almenakrh) center of the town of Jbaa. At the beginning of the assignment, in the year 1922 was the opening of the school, which stopped during the First World War, the golden age of the teaching in the town of Jbaa between the years 1978 and 1982 were the establishment of a branch of the secondary school of Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
which was established in the town because of the security situation in Nabatieh, the difficult times the town of Nabatieh was experiencing had caused many students and the surrounding area to joined their beloved brothers in Jbaa, and the number of students reached 870 students. Then it became a secondary school in the year 1981/1982.
archaeological site was discovered in Jbaa on the road to Nabatieh at around1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) above sea level. The site is credited as having been discovered by Von Heidenstam although the material in the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
is marked with name of "Hajji Khallaf" who may well have sold the pieces to Von Heidenstam. The majority of the flint
tools found were Heavy Neolithic
of the Qaraoun culture
along with an example each of a later polished tipped axe
, pick and adze
that are thought to be entirely neolithic. Two other series from the site include two Lower Paleolithic
bifaces and several Middle Paleolithic
flints.
Southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s...
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Jbaa Falls in the hands of the great Safi Mountain, and rises over 770 metres (2,526.2 ft) (in the town center) from the sea level and then begins to rise to 900 metres (2,952.8 ft) in the district "Ein-Elsataoun" Water flowed between the folds, the most gorgeous greenery trees diverse, especially the walnut trees spread around most of the town houses.
Jbaa is the capital of Iqlim al-Tuffah, and was the Directorate of independent during the French mandate over Lebanon and was known in the 20th century as an important resort for the people's of Nabatieh and Sidon
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
and the rest of the Jabal Amel area, Jbaa has fancy restaurants and hotels because of its dozens beautiful and famous natural springs: Ein-elteen, Marjah, Kabiy, Ein-Arkez, Hoelh-spring, spring-Abboud, Spring-Valley and Albsis.
Also referred to the town of Jbaa by its summer professional cultural parties (mahra-janat), which was held in the summer and where people gathered from all over the world, Jbaa nights used to be like ongoing wedding during the lasting peace in the 1960s and 1970s, then became a home and a haven for the people of Nabatieh caza beginnings of the first Israeli war during the 1977/1982 period before it got it own Israeli war in which people of the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
moved to Sidon and Beirut as of the year 1985.
After liberation from Israel in 2001 there was a renovation to most of the village based on the improvement in the town of civilization
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
and the revival of cafes and restaurants to have a prosperous summer season and revive the old days and times.
Jbaa area real estate is over 3000 acres (12.1 km²), and it is about 12km (7 miles)away the town from Nabatieh, and 68 km (42.3 mi) from the capital Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
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The population of about 10,000 inhabitants 80% of them abandoned during the Israeli war, the name Jbaa according Mr. Mohsen Alamin is a Hebrew name meaning "high hill".
Jbaa has a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n cemetery south west of the town, as there is still remains of an old Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
monastery in the central part of the town , Also there was a fortress built by the rulers in the town {Almenakrh} (currently the Jawad family) which was subsequently used as a Srai by the Turkish government, then as a school in the late nineteenth century (1889) then it was built on its ashes a modern primary school in the year 1958, the remainder were used as the basis wall to the modern secondary School.
Also there was a mosque build by the second martyr, and then examined the effects, leaving nothing but a painting of the old history of restoration. a new mosque was built on the ashes of the old mosque in the modern town center.
The scientific, cultural and social development in the year 1889 the government established the Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
primary school for males and another for females in the remnants of Castle princes (Almenakrh) center of the town of Jbaa. At the beginning of the assignment, in the year 1922 was the opening of the school, which stopped during the First World War, the golden age of the teaching in the town of Jbaa between the years 1978 and 1982 were the establishment of a branch of the secondary school of Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
Hasan Kamel Al-Sabbah, sometimes referred to as Camil A. Sabbah, was an electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh, Lebanon. He studied at the American University of Beirut. He taught mathematics at Imperial College of Damascus, Syria, and at...
which was established in the town because of the security situation in Nabatieh, the difficult times the town of Nabatieh was experiencing had caused many students and the surrounding area to joined their beloved brothers in Jbaa, and the number of students reached 870 students. Then it became a secondary school in the year 1981/1982.
Archaeology
A NeolithicNeolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
archaeological site was discovered in Jbaa on the road to Nabatieh at around1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) above sea level. The site is credited as having been discovered by Von Heidenstam although the material in the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
The Archaeology Museum of the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon is the third oldest museum in the Near East after Cairo and Constantinople.-History:...
is marked with name of "Hajji Khallaf" who may well have sold the pieces to Von Heidenstam. The majority of the flint
Flint
Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...
tools found were Heavy Neolithic
Heavy Neolithic
Heavy Neolithic is a style of large stone and flint tools associated primarily with the Qaraoun culture in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, dating to the Epipaleolithic or early Pre-pottery Neolithic at the end of the Stone Age...
of the Qaraoun culture
Qaraoun culture
The Qaraoun culture is a culture of the Lebanese Stone Age around Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley. The Gigantolithic or Heavy Neolithic flint tool industry of this culture was recognized as Neolithic by Henri Fleisch and confirmed by A. Rust and Dorothy Garrod....
along with an example each of a later polished tipped axe
Axe
The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol...
, pick and adze
Adze
An adze is a tool used for smoothing or carving rough-cut wood in hand woodworking. Generally, the user stands astride a board or log and swings the adze downwards towards his feet, chipping off pieces of wood, moving backwards as they go and leaving a relatively smooth surface behind...
that are thought to be entirely neolithic. Two other series from the site include two Lower Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 2.5 million years ago when the first evidence of craft and use of stone tools by hominids appears in the current archaeological record, until around 300,000 years ago, spanning the...
bifaces and several Middle Paleolithic
Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is the second subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe, Africa and Asia. The term Middle Stone Age is used as an equivalent or a synonym for the Middle Paleolithic in African archeology. The Middle Paleolithic and the Middle Stone Age...
flints.