As-Sultaniyah

This article is about the village in southern Lebanon. For other uses, see Sultaniya (disambiguation).

As-Sultaniyah (Arabic: السلطانية) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tibnin. It was earlier called el Yehudiyeh.

As-Sultaniyah السلطانية
Municipality
As-Sultaniyah
As-Sultaniyah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°12′18″N 35°24′19″E
Grid position	188/290 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, El Yehûdîyeh meant "the Jews" or "Jewish woman."^[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated in a valley, with olives, figs, and arable land. There is a spring and cisterns at the village."^[2] They further noted that south of the village was a perennial spring, built up with masonry.^[3]

In April 2024, Ali Ahmed Hassin, a senior commander of Hezbollah's elite Redwan Force, was assassinated in Israeli air strike in the village.^[4]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.04% of registered voters in As-Sultaniyah. 97.45% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[5] It has a year-round population of about 2,000, but during the summer months it rises to 5,000 as expatriates and locals living in Beirut returns.^[6]