Dahieh is a predominantly Shia suburb of Beirut and Hezbollah's stronghold. Through October 6 2023 the opening said it "is the Beirut stronghold of Shia militant group Hezbollah." Today the opening calls Hezbollah a "Lebanese political party and paramilitary group," and the word militant appears nowhere in the article. A reader arriving now learns Hezbollah is a political party and paramilitary group, and not that it is described as a Shia militant group.
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Dahieh in 2009 Dahieh ( , ) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb, located south of Beirut , in the Baabda District of Lebanon .1It is composed of several towns and municipalities.2 It is a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks . There is also a minority of coexisting Sunni Muslims , Christians , and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.3It is located north of the Rafic Hariri International Airport , with the M51 Freeway that links Beirut to the Airport passing through it.4 The area was severely bombed by Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War . Dahieh is the Beirut stronghold of Shia militant group Hezbollah , and it had large auditoria in Haret Hreik , Hadath, Mount Lebanon and Bourj el-Barajneh , where Hezbollah followers gathered during special occasions.5 "Oppa Dahieh Style: Searching for K-Pop in Hizballah land" . english.alaraby.co.uk .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Satellite photographs of the Haret Hreik neighborhood [Dahyeh district] of Beirut , Lebanon , before and after 22 July 2006. See also high resolution photographs before and after . Dahieh ( , al-Dahiya al-Janubiya , meaning "the southern suburb") is a mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of southern Beirut , Lebanon . But in some cities like Chyah , Haret Hreik and Bourj el barajneh, there is an important presence of Maronite Christians . It is located north of the Rafic Hariri International Airport , with the Airport Road passing through it. Prior to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict , it was a residential area as well as a commercial area with malls and stores. It was also the Beirut stronghold of the Shi'ite Islamist group, Hezbollah , and it had a large auditorium in Haret Hreik where Hezbollah followers gather during special occasions. Sometimes, its leader Hassan Nasrallah would be among the guests of honour. Dahieh is sometimes spelled as "Dahiyeh" in Lebanon.
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Satellite photographs of the Haret Hreik neighborhood [Dahyeh district] of Beirut , Lebanon , before and after 22 July 2006. See also high resolution photographs before and after . Dahieh ( , al-Dahiya al-Janubiya , ( , meaning "the southern suburb") is a predominately Shia Muslim suburb south of Beirut , Lebanon , composed of several towns and municipalities.There is also a substantial Maronite Christian population coexisting in Chyah , Haret Hreik and Bourj el-Barajneh .There is also a minority of coexisting Sunni Muslims. It is located north of the Rafic Hariri International Airport , with the Airport Road passing through it. Prior to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict , it was a residential area as well as a commercial area with malls and stores. The district is home to many souks . It was also the Beirut stronghold of the Shi'ite Islamist group, Hezbollah , and it had a large auditorium in Haret Hreik where Hezbollah followers gather during special occasions. Sometimes, its leader Hassan Nasrallah would be among the guests of honour. Dahieh is sometimes spelled as "Dahiyeh" or "Dahiye" in Lebanon.
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A crater in Dahieh Al Janubiya, photographed in 2008, two years after the Second Lebanon War of 2006.Dahieh, Beirut ( al-Janubiya , , meaning "the southern suburb") is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb south of Beirut , locating in the Baabda District , Lebanon , composed of several towns and municipalities. There is also a minority of coexisting Sunni Muslims . They also inhabit a Palestinian refugee camp which has 20,000 inhabitants. It is located north of the Rafic Hariri International Airport , with the Airport Road passing through it. Prior to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict , it was a residential area as well as a commercial area with malls and stores. The district is home to many souks . It's also the Beirut stronghold of the Shi'ite Islamist group, Hezbollah , and it had large auditoria in Haret Hreik , Hadeth, Beirut and Bourj al-Barajne where Hezbollah followers gathered during special occasions.
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Suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon Place in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009 Dahieh ( Arabic : الضاحية الجنوبية , lit. ' the southern suburb ' , French: Banlieue Sud de Beyrouth, Dâhiye de Beyrouth ) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut , in the Baabda District of Lebanon .It has a minority of Sunni Muslims , Christians , and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.It is a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks , and comprises several towns and municipalities, including Ghobeiry , Haret Hreik , Bourj el-Barajneh , Ouzai , and Hay El-Saloum .It is north of Rafic Hariri International Airport , and the M51 freeway that links Beirut to the airport passes through it.Dahieh is the Beirut stronghold of Lebanese political party and paramilitary group Hezbollah , and it had large auditoria in Haret Hreik , Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh , where Hezbollah followers gathered on special occasions.The area was severely bombed by Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War and in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) .Hassan Nasrallah , the Secretary-General of Hezbollah , was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2024. "Oppa Dahieh Style: Searching for K-Pop in Hizballah land" . english.alaraby.co.uk .
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