# Jwaya

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Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon

Jwaya جويا Municipality Jwaya Coordinates: 33°14′N 35°20′E / 33.233°N 35.333°E / 33.233; 35.333 Grid position 181/293 PAL Country Lebanon Governorate South Governorate District Tyre Elevation 300 m (980 ft) Time zone +2 • Summer (DST) +3

**Jwaya** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): جويا, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic): *Jwayā*), or **Jouaiya**,[1] is a municipality in [Tyre District](/source/Tyre_District), [South Governorate](/source/South_Governorate), Lebanon. It is located in the center of [Jabal Amil](/source/Jabal_Amil), 95 kilometres (59 mi) from the capital [Beirut](/source/Beirut), 54 kilometres (34 mi) from [Sidon](/source/Sidon_Eyalet), and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from [Tyre](/source/Tyre%2C_Lebanon). Its elevation is 298 metres (978 ft) above sea level.

## History

In 1596, it was named as a village, *Juba*, in the [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) *[nahiyah](/source/Nahiyah)* (subdistrict) of [Tibnin](/source/Tibnin) under the *[liwa](/source/Liwa_(Arabic))* (district) of [Safad](/source/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](/source/Wheat), [barley](/source/Barley), fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 11,859 [akçe](/source/Ak%C3%A7e).[2][3]

Several [lintels](/source/Lintel) have been found here.[4] In 1881, the [PEF](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund)'s [*Survey of Western Palestine* (SWP)](/source/PEF_Survey_of_Palestine) described it as "a large village, built of stone and of good materials, containing about 1,000 [Metawileh](/source/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."[5]

In mid-August 1986, three French soldiers – all members of [UNIFIL](/source/UNIFIL) – were killed by a remote-controlled bomb while jogging through Jwaya. The incident followed the killing of two [Amal](/source/Lebanese_Resistance_Regiments) officials at a French checkpoint. At the time there were 605 French soldiers and 786 logistics staff serving with UNIFIL.[6]

After [Operation Accountability](/source/Operation_Accountability), in July 1993, some units of the [Lebanese Armed Forces](/source/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.[7]

## Demographics

In 2014, [Muslims](/source/Islam_in_Lebanon) made up 99.18% of registered voters in Jwaya. 97.00% of the voters were [Shia Muslims](/source/Lebanese_Shia_Muslims).[8]

## Educational establishments

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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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

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

## Media

- Ahl Jwaya Group: [www.ahljwaya.com](http://www.ahljwaya.com)

- Jwaya First: [www.jwayafirst.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20130930083044/http://www.jwayafirst.com/)

## Notable people

- [Ali Tneich](/source/Ali_Tneich) (born 1992), Lebanese footballer[9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** From personal name, Palmer, 1881, p. [23](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/23/mode/1up)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hutteroth_2-0)** Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 180

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Note that Rhode, 1979, p. [6](https://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161010135324/http://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century) 2016-10-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [116](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/116/mode/1up)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [92](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/92/mode/1up)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Middle East International](/source/Middle_East_International) No 283, 12 September 1986, Publishers [Lord Mayhew](/source/Christopher_Mayhew), [Dennis Walters MP](/source/Dennis_Walters); [Jim Muir](/source/Jim_Muir) p.12; Jules Kagian p.12

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Middle East International No 462, 5 November 1993, Publishers [Lord Mayhew](/source/Christopher_Mayhew), [Dennis Walters MP](/source/Dennis_Walters); Editor [Michael Adams](/source/Michael_Adams_(journalist)); Cherif J. Cordahi ‘Letter from South Lebanon’ p.24

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة جويا، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان"](https://lub-anan.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8/). *إعْرَفْ لبنان*. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GSA_9-0)** ["Ali Tneich"](https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/athlete/ali-tneich/436172). *Global Sports Archive*. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

## Bibliography

- [Conder, C.R.](/source/Claude_Reignier_Conder); [Kitchener, H.H.](/source/Herbert_Kitchener%2C_1st_Earl_Kitchener) (1881). [*The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology*](https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft). Vol. 1. London: [Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund).

- [Hütteroth, W.-D.](/source/Wolf-Dieter_H%C3%BCtteroth); [Abdulfattah, K.](/source/Kamal_Abdulfattah) (1977). [*Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wqULAAAAIAAJ). Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-920405-41-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-920405-41-2).

- [Palmer, E.H.](/source/Edward_Henry_Palmer) (1881). [*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*](https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft). [Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund).

- [Rhode, H.](/source/Harold_Rhode) (1979). [*Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century*](https://web.archive.org/web/20161010135324/http://www.academia.edu/2026845/The_Administration_and_Population_of_the_Sancak_of_Safed_in_the_Sixteenth_Century). [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University). Archived from [the original](https://www.academia.edu/2026845) on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

## External links

- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [IAA](http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365), [Wikimedia commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg)

- [Jouaiya](http://www.localiban.org/article3888.html), Localliban: Centre de resource sur le developpement local

- Ahl Jwaya website: [www.ahljwaya.com](http://www.ahljwaya.com)

v t e Tyre District, South Governorate Capital: Tyre Towns and villages Aaitit Aalma ash-Shaab Abbassiyeh Ain Abu Aabdallah Ain az-Zarqa Ain Baal Arzoun Baflay Barish Al-Basatin Batoulay Al-Bayyad Al-Bazouriyah Bedias Bestiyat Burj el-Shamali Al-Burghuliyah Burj Rahal Al-Bustan Debaal Deir Aames Deir Kifa Deir Qanoun an-Naher Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain Derdghaya Ad-Duhairah Al-Halloussiyah Al-Hamairi Hannaouiyah Al-Hanniye Jannata Jebal al-Bottom Al-Jibbain Jwaya Al-Knaissah Maarakeh Maaroub Mahrouna Al-Majadel Majdal Zoun Malikiyat as-Sahel Al-Mansouri Marwahin Mazraat Meshref An-Naffakhiyah An-Naqoura Qana Al-Qlailah Ar-Ramadiyah Reshknanay As-Sammaaiyah Seddiqin Selaa Ash-Shaaitiyah Shabriha Shamaa Shehour Chehabiyeh Shihin Srifa Tayr Debba Tayr Felsay Tayr Harfa Toura Tyre Wadi Jilou Yanouh Yarin Zalloutieh Zibqin Palestinian refugee camps Burj el-Shamali Al-Buss Rashidieh Notable landmark Umm al-Amad Ladder of Tyre

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