Talk:Shebaa

Requested move 12 July 2021

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The result of the move request was: moved. Uncontroversial RM. (non-admin closure) Colonestarrice (talk) 22:18, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Chebaa (Hasbaiya) → Shebaa – Much more common spelling in English (see Shebaa Farms, which are named after this town Onceinawhile (talk) 22:13, 12 July 2021 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

1989 description by Jim Muir
“The village of Shebaa, in the Aqrub foothills of Mount Hermon, is at the heart of the affair. It lies both within the ‘security zone’ and in the Norbatt area. It is a Sunni village (in an area where Shi’ites and Druze predominate) and its tough, independent-minded people have for centuries made much of their living out of smuggling” Jim Muir, Middle East International #346 17 March 1989. I was struck by the “for centuries”. Padres Hana (talk) 11:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)