Dahyeh
Sign in to savethumb|The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dahieh
- Settlement.native_name
- الضاحية الجنوبية
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lebanon
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mount Lebanon
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Baabda
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 15.63
- Settlement.area_total_ha
- 1,563
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 50
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- 2006 Lebanon war
- 2013 bombings
- 2024 airstrikes
- See also
- References
thumb|The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009
Dahieh (, ) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants. It is a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks, and comprises several towns and municipalities, including Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, Bourj el-Barajneh, Ouzai, and Hay El-Saloum. It is north of Rafic Hariri International Airport, and the M51 freeway that links Beirut to the airport passes through it.