Ebba, Lebanon

Ebba, also known as Aabba and Ubba (Arabic: عبا; Syriac: ܥܒܐ), is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located between Nabatieh and Tyr, north of the Litani River.

Ebba, Lebanon
عبا
village
Map showing the location of ebba within Lebanon
Map showing the location of ebba within Lebanon
Ebba, Lebanon
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°21′36″N 35°24′00″E
Grid position118/158 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Area
 • Total7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Highest elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 • Total8,000
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Etymology and meaning

There are many possibilities in determining the origin of the word "ebba; aba or ubba". They are either Syriac word "ܥ ܒ ܐ" may mean forest; or Arabic is derived from the word "ALEBB / العِبّ"; or linked to on behalf of a tribe or family "Abbou /عِبّو". But among the common people of the town that the word back to the original Syriac means the forest.

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin found the village to have 300 Metuali inhabitants.[1]

Area and location

The village is located approximately 12 kilometers from Nabatieh and 84 kilometers from Beirut, and rises approximately 250 –300 meters from the sea level.

The total area of this village is 7.42 km2, about 35% of the area of town occupied by full of buildings and institutions and the rest divided between agricultural land, republic land and WAQF land. The cultivated area is about 55% of the limits of the town, while the estimated length of the road network is about 35 km linear.

Several valleys separate EBBA from the nearest villages: Ansar, Doueir, Jebchit, Harouf, Adchit and Zrarieh.

Demographics

EBBA, is a majority Shia Muslims village with 9000 as a total population.

The name of families living in EBBA:

  • Tarhini
  • Kaouk
  • Hariri
  • Youness
  • Diab (or ZYAB)
  • Ibrahim
  • Omais
  • Mouallem
  • Fahes
  • Kalot
  • Hijazi
  • Noureddine
  • Ezzeddine

Education

There are two schools in the village, one private school and one intermediate public school.

References
  1. Guérin, 1880, p. 530

Bibliography
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
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