Ashash

Ashash, Aachach, Achache or Aachache (also referred to as Deir Ashash ) (Arabic: عشاش) is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon.[1] Its population is solely Maronite Catholic[2]

Ashash is a small Catholic Lebanese Village located north of Zgharta, it has two Schools; Ecole Al Amana Achache and St. George's School Achache. The head of the Achache municipality ( رئيس البلدية ) is Christo Naffah.

Throughout the month of September 1975, battles broke out in the north of Lebanon. On September 10, As-Sa'iqa Palestinian-Syrian forces attacked the village of Deir Ashash and killed three priests. All residents had to flee.

References

  1. ^ Aachach, Localiban
  2. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

External links

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34°24′55″N 35°56′07″E / 34.4153°N 35.9353°E / 34.4153; 35.9353


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