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Aadchit El Chqif

Coordinates: 33°20′44.88″N 35°25′18.12″E / 33.3458000°N 35.4217000°E / 33.3458000; 35.4217000
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Aadchit El Chqif
عدشيت الشقيف
Aadchit El Chqif is located in Lebanon
Aadchit El Chqif
Aadchit El Chqif
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°20′44.88″N 35°25′18.12″E / 33.3458000°N 35.4217000°E / 33.3458000; 35.4217000
Grid position120/157 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictNabatieh District
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Aadchit El Chqif (Arabic: عدشيت الشقيف), or simply Aadchit (Arabic: عدشيت), is a village in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located north of the Litani River.

History

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In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village of 350 Metualis. The villagers had a mosque.[1]

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99,67% of registered voters in Aadchit El Chqif. 98,06% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]

Notable people

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References

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Bibliography

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  • 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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