Hisah
حيصا
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Village
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River by Hisah
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  Hisah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′47″N 36°3′17″E / 34.59639°N 36.05472°E / 34.59639; 36.05472 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population
(2009)[2]
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| • Total | 1,756 eligible voters |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Hisah (Hokr el Haïssa,[3] Haysa, Hayssa, El Haïssa, Hisa, Arabic: حيصا) is a northern Lebanese villageinAkkar Governorate, close to the Syrian border. It is mostly inhabited by Alawites[4][5] and Sunni Muslims.[2]
The history of the village goes back to the days of the Banu Hilal tribe, and it is named after the horse of Abu-Zayd al-Hilali.[6]
In the late 1620s or early 1630s, the Druze strongman of and Ottoman governor Fakhr al-Din II planted a large grove of mulberry trees in Hisah, as well as Tripoli, as part of his efforts to stimulate the burgeoning silk industry of Mount Lebanon.[7]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Alawites, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[8]
During the 2006 Lebanon War, a bridge in the village was bombed by Israeli planes, leaving up to 12 people dead.[9][10][11]
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| Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
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| Beirut Governorate |
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| Mount Lebanon Governorate |
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| Beqaa Governorate |
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| Nabatieh Governorate |
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