Official Name: | Aadshit al-Shqeif |
Native Name: | عدشيت الشقيف |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nabatieh District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.3458°N 35.4217°W |
Grid Position: | 120/157 L |
Aadshit al-Shqeif, or simply Aadshit, is a municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon located north of the Litani River.
In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village of 350 Metualis. The villagers had a mosque.[1]
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.67% of registered voters in Aadshit al-Shqeif. 98.06% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[2]
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.