Jwaya
title: "Jwaya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-the-israeli-security-zone-1985–2000", "populated-places-in-tyre-district", "shia-muslim-communities-in-lebanon"] topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jwaya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jwaya |
| native_name | جويا |
| native_name_lang | ar |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_caption | Jwaya |
| pushpin_map | Lebanon |
| coordinates | |
| grid_position | 181/293 PAL |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Lebanon |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | South Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Tyre |
| unit_pref | Meteric UK |
| elevation_m | 300 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | +2 |
| timezone_DST | +3 |
| :: |
| name = Jwaya | native_name = جويا | native_name_lang = ar | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = Jwaya | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Lebanon | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | grid_position =181/293 PAL | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Lebanon | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = South Governorate | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Tyre | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Meteric UK | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 300 | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = |timezone = +2 |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = +3 |utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = Jwaya (), or Jouaiya, is a municipality in Tyre District, South Governorate, Lebanon. It is located in the center of Jabal Amil, 95 km from the capital Beirut, 54 km from Sidon, and 16 km from Tyre. Its elevation is 298 m above sea level.
History
In 1596, it was named as a village, Juba, in the Ottoman nahiyah (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.
Several lintels have been found here. In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "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."
In mid-August 1986, three French soldiers – all 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.
After Operation Accountability, in July 1993, some units of the Lebanese Armed Forces 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.
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.18% of registered voters in Jwaya. 97.00% of the voters were Shia Muslims.
Educational establishments
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.
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| Educational establishments | Jwaya (2005–2006) | Lebanon (2005–2006) |
|---|---|---|
| Schools | 6 | 2,788 |
| Public schools | 4 | 1,763 |
| Private schools | 2 | 1,025 |
| Students in public schools | 1,160 | 439,905 |
| Students in private schools | 530 | 471,409 |
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Media
- Ahl Jwaya Group: www.ahljwaya.com
- Jwaya First: www.jwayafirst.com
Notable people
- Ali Tneich (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
References
Bibliography
- {{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 }}
References
- From personal name, Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/23/mode/1up 23]
- Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 180
- Note that Rhode, 1979, p. [https://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century 6] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-10-10 writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9)
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/116/mode/1up 116]
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/92/mode/1up 92]
- [[Middle East International]] No 283, 12 September 1986, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew. Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters. Dennis Walters MP]]; [[Jim Muir]] p.12; Jules Kagian p.12
- Middle East International No 462, 5 November 1993, Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew. Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters. Dennis Walters MP]]; Editor [[Michael Adams (journalist). Michael Adams]]; Cherif J. Cordahi ‘Letter from South Lebanon’ p.24
- "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة جويا، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان".
- {{GSA player. ali-tneich/436172. Ali Tneich
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