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| name = Halba
| name = Halba
| native_name = حلبا
| native_name = حلبا
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| image_skyline = ساحة بلدية حلبا.jpg
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| image_caption = Halba at night
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Lebanon|Governorate]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Akkar Governorate]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Lebanon|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Akkar District]]
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| population_total = 4,730 eligible voters
| population_as_of = 2013
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| timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
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| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|Dialing code]]
| area_code = +961
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| official_name = Halba
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'''Halba''' ({{lang-ar|حلبا}}) is the capital of [[Akkar Governorate]] in [[North Lebanon|northern Lebanon]], close to the border with [[Syria]]. It is located at around {{coord|34|33|2|N|36|4|41|E |region:LB_type:city}}. Its population is divided between [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni Muslim]], [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox Christians]], [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronites]], and followers of other religions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon |url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |publisher=The Monthly |accessdate=4 November 2016 |page=21 |date=March 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603040803/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/iiMonthly-Municip-Mar10-E92.pdf |archivedate=3 June 2016 }}</ref>
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==History==
| pushpin_map = Lebanon
In 1838, [[Eli Smith]] noted the village, whose inhabitants were [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]], located west of [[esh-Sheikh Mohammed]].<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/183/mode/1up 183]</ref>
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the location of Halba within Lebanon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Lebanon


In 1856 it was named ''Halba'' on [[Kiepert maps of Palestine and Jerusalem|Kiepert's map of Palestine]]/Lebanon published that year,<ref>Kiepert, 1856, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1856_Kiepert_Map_of_Lebanon_-_Geographicus_-_Lebanon-kiepert-1856.jpg Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon]</ref>
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| longd = 36|longm = 4|longs = 41|longEW = E
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Governorates of Lebanon|Governorate]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Governorate]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Lebanon|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Akkar District]]

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| elevation_m = 167
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| population_footnotes =
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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note =
| timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
| timezone1_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST = +3
| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Lebanon|Dialing code]]
| area_code = +961
| website =
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}}
'''Halba''' ({{lang-ar|حلبا}}) is the capital of [[Halba District]] in [[Akkar Governorate]], [[Lebanon]], close to the border with [[Syria]]. It is located at around {{coord|34|33|2|N|36|4|41|E |region:LB_type:city}}.


Halba is home to [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623021730/http://www.sadaakkar.com/ Sada Akkar] Newspaper, the only privately owned news agency in [[Akkar District]]. Halba is also home to a Lebanese [[Red Cross]] First Aid Center.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} Today, it is majority [[Sunni Muslim]].
The population in Halba is divided between [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni Muslims]], [[Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox Christians]] and Christian [[Maronites]].


==References==
Halba is home to [http://www.sadaakkar.com Sada Akkar] Newspaper, the only privately owned news agency in [[Akkar District]]. Halba is also home to a Lebanese [[Red Cross]] First Aid Center.
{{Reflist}}
==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=http://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=[[Crocker & Brewster]]|volume=3}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.localiban.org/article722.html Halba] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209114933/http://www.localiban.org/article722.html |date=2017-02-09 }}, Localiban
Halba news section on [http://www.sadaakkar.com/tag/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7 Sada Akkar] newspaper
*Halba news section on [http://www.sadaakkar.com/tag/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7 Sada Akkar] newspaper
=== Sports ===


{{Akkar District}}
The most recognizable sports in Halba is Horse Riding and currently the Hassoon Family are undefeated with the lead horse being name Ali.
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Akkar District]]
[[Category:Akkar District]]
[[Category:Populated places in the North Governorate]]
[[Category:Populated places in Akkar Governorate]]
[[Category:Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Sunni Muslim communities in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Lebanon]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 29 December 2023

Halba
حلبا
Town
Halba
Halba at night
Halba at night
Map showing the location of Halba within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Halba within Lebanon
Halba
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°33′2″N 36°4′41″E / 34.55056°N 36.07806°E / 34.55056; 36.07806
Land Libanon
GovernorateAkkar Governorate
DistrictAkkar District
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total4,730 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Halba (Arabic: حلبا) is the capital of Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon, close to the border with Syria. It is located at around 34°33′2″N 36°4′41″E / 34.55056°N 36.07806°E / 34.55056; 36.07806. Its population is divided between Sunni Muslim, Greek Orthodox Christians, Maronites, and followers of other religions.[1]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox, located west of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[2]

In 1856 it was named Halba on Kiepert's map of Palestine/Lebanon published that year,[3]

Halba is home to Sada Akkar Newspaper, the only privately owned news agency in Akkar District. Halba is also home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center.[citation needed] Today, it is majority Sunni Muslim.

References

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  1. ^ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 183
  3. ^ Kiepert, 1856, Map of Northern Palestine/Lebanon

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