The town of Shebaa farms in the heart of Mount Hermon, and spread over the Hiabh Slopes and Aaudetth, which in the south-east of Lebanon. Triangle Lebanese - Syrian border - the Palestinian, it is also one of the villages Achilles track administratively to Hasbaya. Characterized the town of Shebaa follows:
* Presence in the heart of Mount Hermon, including looks like a fortress.
** A stretch of town with farms of more than 25 km no-fifths along Mount Hermon, which is extending 60 km.
** Climate variability within the town and farms there are areas beyond the height above sea level two thousand meters, and the presence of areas less high and low.
** Varies agricultural and livestock production in the town as a result of climate and the nature of the ground and the breadth of the space, in the peaks all kinds of fruit trees that live in areas righteous Awastha grain types and olive, orange, pistachio and citrus.
* Availability of water that provide the needs of the town Laurie territory.
* The town's highest populated areas in the Mount Hermon and of the highest inhabited villages in Lebanon.
** Related to the town of Shebaa farms territory of more than thirty in each of the town (Lebanon, Palestine and Syria).
** Believed that the name of the town, "Shaba" the word ancient Semitic used Arameans, Assyrians, Arabs and Hebrews and other Semitic peoples, which means the number (7) also means satiety or frequent production and yields.
All of these implications, with different meanings are compatible with specifications are available in the town of Shebaa.
The name Shebaa Aramaic indicates iceberg water and flow!, And Sakia may be name distortion of the act means satiety and abundance and goodness or the number "seven" and if the flow of water and flow or waterwheel of reasons the label, it is very possible due to the flow of water in the vicinity of the town and the presence of springs several especially spring nut, spring cave, as well as several small springs.
There is also a large stream of water known as "waterwheel" where water is being held in the winter and spring and early summer steep mountain passes and valleys of the eye Jnam, then going in the new area of Ain between orchards even meet the Ain River walnuts.
The satiety and abundance agrees yields and reality of the town in ancient times as the production was abundant and diverse in their fields and Kromha especially grain types, grapes, olives and fruit.
Number Seven: Maybe means village seventh or seventh eye. Vhava a village in hock current five:
Habbariyah, Kfar Hamam, Rashaya pottery and Kafr Shuba. There are also two villages may Andtrta and their effects remain in the valley of plowing and plateaus scattered between the Russians and the Chrome Zaytuna and turf, or perhaps the village seventh with farms that have remained full of even destroyed recently by the Israeli enemy Between 1967 - 1970 and its subsidiary, namely: "Shebaa - Brechta - Marah almaloul- Kvrdorh - Fashkul - the century "and by increasing the number of farms later included caves farm after buying a near Lake Hula and become the property of Shebaa in the nineteenth century.
But if the name "Shebaa" linked to eye or seven springs That is possible because seven springs in the vicinity of the town: the spring eye nuts, cave, was appointed the new, Nabah cutter, named East, appointed Vlsagan near Bayader and Nabah Anisa, and in any case, and no matter how many opinions differed in the process of naming it for the most part close to reality compatible with the specifications of the town of "Sheba" in terms of the number seven or in terms of the availability of good.
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Lebanon