Ashash

Ashash, Aachach, Achache or Aachache (also referred to as Deir Ashash ) (Arabic: عشاش) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon.[1] Its population is solely Maronite Catholic[2]

Ashash is a small Catholic Lebanese Village located north of Zgharta, it has two Schools; Ecole Al Amana Achache and St. George's School Achache. The head of the Achache municipality ( رئيس البلدية ) is Christo Naffah.

Throughout the month of September 1975, battles broke out in the north of Lebanon. On September 10, As-Sa'iqa Palestinian-Syrian forces attacked the village of Deir Ashash and killed three priests. All residents had to flee.

References
  1. Aachach, Localiban
  2. "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

34.4153°N 35.9353°E / 34.4153; 35.9353


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