Odaisseh

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Odaisseh
العديسة
Village
Odaisseh
Odaisseh
Map showing the location of Odaisseh within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Odaisseh within Lebanon
Odaisseh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′15″N 35°32′33″E / 33.25417°N 35.54250°E / 33.25417; 35.54250
Grid position201/295 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjeyoun District
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961
Websitehttps://odaisseh.com/

Odaisseh (Arabic: العديسة / BGN: Aadaïssé / ISO 233: Al `Udaysah; also Adaisseh, Adessé, Odeissé, Odeissah and other spellings) is a village in south Lebanon.[1] It is located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, opposite the Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am.[2] The majority of its population are Shia Muslims.[3]

Name

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According to E. H. Palmer, the name Odeithat et Tahta means "the lower ’Odeitha".[4]

Sign in Odaisseh, overlooking Israel

History

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Ottoman period

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Just north of Odaisseh is a place formerly called 'Odeitha el Foka. In 1875, Victor Guérin described it as "an elevated plateau crowned with the ruins of a small fort of rectangular form, measuring forty paces long by thirty broad. It is in rubble work, with an external casing of regular stones of small size, and is divided in the interior into several compartments."[5] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) found here: "A ruined Saracenic building with one cistern."[6]

In 1881, SWP found at the village (which it called Odeitha et Tahtâ) "cisterns and several lintels."[6] It further described it as "A village, built of stone, containing about 250 Metawileh, situated in valley surrounded by arable land. A market is held here one day each week. Water supply from spring in village, spring near, and several cisterns."[7]

21st century

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See also: Battle of Odaisseh

The village was the site of the 2010 Lebanon–Israeli border clash, when Israeli and Lebanese forces engaged in cross-border combat.

Hezbollah's participation in the Israel–Hamas war (2023-), backing Hamas and initiating attacks on Israel, escalated the border zone into an active war zone characterized by frequent cross-border attacks. As a result, almost all of the village's residents have left.[3]

The Lebanese village of Odaisseh as seen from Israel

Demographics

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In 2014 Muslims made up 99,28% of registered voters in Odaisseh. 97,12% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[8]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "الرئيسية". Odaisseh. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ^ "Israel returns fire, four Lebanese reported dead," Haaretz, August 4, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Wedeman, Ben (2024-06-24). "'This area has a geographical curse': Residents along Lebanon's border with Israel fear another war". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 31
  5. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 271; as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 137
  6. ^ a b Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 137
  7. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 89
  8. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/عديسة/المذاهب/
  9. ^ "Hussein Amine - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  10. ^ "Hussein Monzer - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

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