Jwaya

Municipality of Jwaya is located in the Kaza of Tyre (Ṣūr) one of Mohafazah of South Lebanon kazas (districts). Mohafazah of South Lebanon is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. It's 97 kilometers (60.2758 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. Its elevation is 300 meters (1) (984.3 ft - 328.08 yd) above sea level. Jwaya surface stretches for 978 hectares (9.78 km² - 3.77508 mi²)(2).{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

In 1596, it was named as a village, Juba, in the Ottoman nahiya (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa' (district) of Safad, with a population of 87 households and 38 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 11,859 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 180Note that Rhode, 1979, p. [https://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century 6] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010135324/http://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century |date=2016-10-10 }} writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9

Several lintels have been found here.Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/116/mode/1up 116]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A large village, built of stone and of good materials, containing about 1,000 Metawileh. They weave and dye cloth, and have a small market. It is situated on a hill, and is surrounded with olives, figs, and arable land. The water supply is from two springs and

many cisterns."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/92/mode/1up 92]

In mid-August 1986 three French soldiers, members of UNIFIL, were killed by a remote-controlled bomb while jogging through Jwaya. The incident followed the killing of two Amal officials at a French checkpoint. At the time there were 605 French soldiers and 786 logistics staff serving with UNIFIL.Middle East International No 283, 12 September 1986, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p.12; Jules Kagian p.12

After Operation Accountability, July 1993, some units of the Lebanese army were deployed closer to the Lebanese border with Israel. A small base was established in Jwaya. It was the most southerly point of their deployment.Middle East International No 462, 5 November 1993, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Editor Michael Adams; Cherif J. Cordahi ‘Letter from South Lebanon’ p.24

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.18% of registered voters in Jwaya. 97.00% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/جويا/المذاهب/

The table below provides a comparison of public and private schools locally and nationally. It can be used to assess the distribution of students between public and private institutions both locally and nationally. All data provided on education concerning the 2005-2006 school year.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

• Ahl Jwaya Group: [http://www.ahljwaya.com www.ahljwaya.com]
• Jwaya First: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083044/http://www.jwayafirst.com/ www.jwayafirst.com]

• Ali Tneich (born 1992), Lebanese footballer{{GSA player|ali-tneich/436172|access-date=21 June 2023}}

{{reflist|25em}}

{{refbegin}}

• {{cite book

|last1=Conder|first1=C.R.|authorlink1=Claude Reignier Conder

|last2=Kitchener|first2=H.H.|authorlink2=Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology|location=London|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund

|volume=1}}

• {{cite book

| last1= Hütteroth |first1=W.-D.|author-link1=Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth

| last2=Abdulfattah|first2=K. |author-link2=Kamal Abdulfattah

| title = Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wqULAAAAIAAJ | year = 1977 | publisher = Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft|isbn= 3-920405-41-2}}

• {{cite book

|last=Palmer|first=E.H.|authorlink=Edward Henry Palmer

|year=1881

|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft|title=The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer

|publisher=Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund}}

• {{cite book

|last=Rhode |first=H. |authorlink=Harold Rhode

|date=1979 |url=https://www.academia.edu/2026845 |title=Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=2017-12-04 |archive-date=2016-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010135324/http://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century |url-status=dead }}

{{refend}}

• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg Wikimedia commons]
• [http://www.localiban.org/article3888.html Jouaiya], Localliban: Centre de resource sur le developpement local
• Ahl Jwaya website: [http://www.ahljwaya.com www.ahljwaya.com]
• Council Site: [http://www.jwaya.gov.lb www.jwaya.gov.lb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031053854/http://www.jwaya.gov.lb/ |date=2013-10-31 }}
• Jwaya English website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150314211125/http://www.jwaya.com/ www.jwaya.com]
• Jwayafirst website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083044/http://www.jwayafirst.com/ www.jwayafirst.com]
• AhlJwaya on Facebook : [http://www.facebook.com/ahljwaya www.facebook.com/ahljwaya]

{{Tyre District}}

Category:Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000

Category:Populated places in Tyre District

Category:Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon