Haret Hreik

Haret Hreik (Arabic: حارة حريك) is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian municipality, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is part of the Baabda District. Once an agricultural village, Haret Hreik lost its rural identity due to the wave of refugees from Southern Lebanon who settled in the town and made it another urban neighborhood of Dahieh.[1]

Haret Hreik in 2009

On 3 September 1985, during the War of the Camps, gunmen from Amal killed thirteen Palestinian civilians in Haret Hreik.[2]

Haret Hreik is located northeast of the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport and north of the towns of Laylake and Bourj el-Barajneh, west of Hadath and south of Chyah. The town is the headquarters of the Shia group Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes destroyed the headquarters and civilian homes in July 2006.[3]

2006 Lebanon War
See also: Dahieh

The area was largely destroyed during the 2006 Lebanon War. It was estimated that close to 200 buildings were destroyed in the town during the first week of Israel's attack on Lebanon in 2006, with a total of more than 700 structures destroyed or damaged by the end of the war and thousands of civilians injured or dead, while the international community stood still.[4] The town has since undergone significant reconstruction, replacing destroyed and damaged buildings, with minimal help from the international community, and with maximum help from Iran.

Culture and education

Haret Hreik houses Umam Documentation & Research, an organization handling extensive archive related to Lebanon's history. Umam also runs The Hangar, a contemporary arts space featuring regular events and exhibitions.

The town also hosts three main libraries with millions of books. The libraries are always crowded with students, readers and researchers from different ages and backgrounds. In addition to that, two main hospitals operate in the area (Sahel General Hospital and Bahman hospital),[5][6] providing services to thousands of residents. The area hosts many cultural activities on regular basis, including shopping carnivals,[7] art contests and cultural talks.

Sport

Shabab Al Sahel FC, a football club playing in the Lebanese Premier League, is based in Haret Hreik.[8]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Cambanis, Thanassis. A privilege to die: inside Hezbollah's legions and their endless war against Israel, page 146 & 317
  2. Middle East International No 258, 13 September 1985, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir pp.8-9
  3. Hizbullah HQ destroyed in Israeli attacks | Israel and the Middle East | Guardian Unlimited
  4. Lambeth, Benjamin S. Air Operations in Israel's War Against Hezbollah: Learning from Lebanon and GEtting It Right in Gaza, page 175
  5. "Sahel General Hospital". sahelhospital.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. "Bahman Hospital". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. "مهرجان تسوق – بلدية حارة حريك". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  8. يوم, أخبار كل. "اخبار لبنان | حريق في نادي شباب الساحل في حارة حريك". KLYOUM.COM (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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