Saksakiyeh

Saksakiyeh (Arabic: سكسكية‎) is a village in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Beirut.[1]

Saksakiyeh
سكسكية
Village
Saksakiyeh
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°26′13″N 35°17′05″E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Area
[1]
 • Land1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
Elevation
[1]
300 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1875 Victor Guérin traveled in the region, and noted about the village (which he called Zekzekieh): "This village, sitting on a height, is divided into two districts, one eastern, the other western. To the west of the latter, I am shown the location of an ancient fortress, now toppled from top to bottom, and from where the inhabitants extracted beautiful ashlars."[2]

References
  1. Saksakiyeh, Localiban
  2. Guérin, 1880, p. 482: "A huit heures, je monte à Zekzekieh. Ce village, assis sur une hauteur, est divisé en deux quartiers, l'un oriental, l'autre occidental. A l'ouest de ce dernier, on me montre l'emplacement d'une ancienne forteresse, aujourd'hui renversée de fond en comble, et d'où les habitants ont extrait de belles pierres de taille."

Bibliography
  • Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
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