As-Sultaniyah () is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District, in southern Lebanon, located just north of Tibnin. It was earlier called el Yehudiyeh.
Etymology According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, El Yehûdîyeh meant "the Jews" or "Jewish woman."Palmer, 1881, p. 38
History In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A small village, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated in a valley, with olives, figs, and arable land. There is a spring and cisterns at the village."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 95 They further noted that south of the village was a perennial spring, built up with masonry.Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 105
In April 2024, Ali Ahmed Hassin, a senior commander of Hezbollah's elite Redwan Force, was assassinated in Israeli air strike in the village.
Demographics In 2014 Muslims made up 99.04% of registered voters in As-Sultaniyah. 97.45% of the voters were Shiite Muslims. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/السلطانيه/المذاهب/ It has a year-round population of about 2,000, but during the summer months it rises to 5,000 as expatriates and locals living in Beirut returns.
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External links Soultaniyeh, Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons