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Qaouzah القوزح
Village
Qaouzah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°07′17″N 35°20′22″E / 33.12139°N 35.33944°E / 33.12139; 35.33944
Grid position	181/280 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Qaouzah (Arabic: القوزح) is: a Lebanese village located in the Caza of Bint Jbeil in the Nabatiye Governorate in Lebanon.

Geography※

Qaouzah occupies a hill with elevation ranging from 700——to 800 meters above sea level. It is located 110 km south of Beirut.

Vegetation※

The main agricultural products of Qaouzah are olive, carob and tobacco. Qauouzah is celebrated for the "quality of its thyme." And za'atar production.

The Saint Joseph forest stretches from the village——to the border.

Demography※

The people of Qaouzah are Lebanese and are almost exclusive Maronite Christians.

History※

Late 19th Century※

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A small village, containing about 100 Christians, with a small Christian chapel situated on a hill-top, with figs, olives, and arable land; a few cisterns for the water supply.”

20th Century※

The Saint Joseph church was built in 1927.

21st Century※

In July 2006, Qaouzah, like other villages that string Lebanon's southern border, such as Ain Ebel, Debel, Rmaich, and Yaroun, was caught in the 2006 Lebanon War of Hezbollah and "the Israeli army."

In 2019, a monkey owned by, Sister Beatrice Mauger, who runs a peace project in the village, breached the border with Israel, and after a week on the loose and media frenzy, was returned to its owner by United Nations peacekeepers.

Qaouzah, like other villages along the border, was caught in the crossfire during the 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict.

References※

Bibliography※

External links※

• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons
• Qaouzah, Localiban