Zibqin
Zibqin | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| زبقين | |
Israeli troops in Zibqin, in 1982 | |
| Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°16′E / 33.167°N 35.267°E | |
| Grid position | 175/285 PAL |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.63 sq mi (14.57 km2) |
| • Land | 5.63 sq mi (14.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
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Zibqin is a municipality in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the capital, Beirut, 4 km from the border with Israel and 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) above sea level.
It was heavily damaged in the 2006 Lebanon-Israel war and underwent a heavy process of rebuilding.