Lebaa


Lebaa, is a municipality in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate of Lebanon, about 53 km south of Beirut.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Liba'ah, as a village located in "Aklim et-Tuffah, adjacent to Seida".
In 1875, Victor Guérin travelled in the area, and noted: "I cross a wady; then, climbing to the west of the slopes cultivated by terraces and planted with fig and olive trees, I stop for a few moments in Leba'a, a village divided into two quarters, whose population of 400 souls consists almost exclusively of Maronites. It must occupy the site of an ancient locality.

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 99.11% of registered voters in Lebaa. 86.01% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.