Ghassaniyeh, Lebanon
human settlement in Lebanon
Ghassaniyeh (Levantine Arabic: الغسانية, romanized: al-Ghassāniyeh) is a municipality in southern Lebanon with a population of about 8000 . It is 14 kilometres southeast of Sidon, bordered by Kawatria Al Sayyad to the east, Al Babebliah to the west, Kakyiat Sanawbar to the northwest, and Khartoum to the southeast. The name of the town, Ghassaniyeh, is derived from the clan of Alghassasina.
History
In 1875, during the end of the Ottoman era, Victor Guérin travelled in the area and noted the village (which he called Rhassanieh), situated on a dominating position on the northern bank of a wadi. It was inhabited by the Metualis.
Economy
The town of Ghassaniyeh was originally an industrial town, manufacturing brooms and brushes for the Lebanese market. Immigration started in the 19th century and intensified during World War I, with a group of young men emigrating to Latin America to escape conscription in the Ottoman Empire army.
This emigration continued through the 20th century and again intensified during the 1940s and 1950s, this time to West Africa, where the immigrants engaged in trade and industry.
In a second wave of immigration, many returned to Lebanon, some temporarily and some permanently, to join the booming construction business. Ghassaniyeh companies were involved in commercial and residential construction in Beirut and its suburbs for more than 60 years.
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