Aynata
Aynata is a village in Lebanon. It is located in the southern portion of the country.[1] A stronghold for Hezbollah, during the war with Israel in 2006, about 60% of the homes in the town were destroyed.[2]
The terrain consists of plateaus of varying heights, with the Aynata itself located at an elevation of 740m. Several valleys separate Aynata from the nearest villages. Aynata has a moderate climate, cool summers and cold winters.
Aynata is the birthplace of Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.
Hezbollah fatalities during 2006 Lebanon War[3]
- Mousa Yousuf Khanafir*
- Amir Ibrahim Fadlallah
- Jamil Mahmoud an-Nimr
- Ali Muhammad as-Sayyid Ali
- Mahir Muhammad Sayf ad-Din
- Zayd Mahmoud Haydar*
- Muhammad Dheeb Khanafir
- Kazim Ali Khanafir
- Ammar Habib Qawsan
- Nazim Abdan-Nabi Nasrallah
- Marwan Husayn Samahat*
- Muhammad Hassan Samahat
- Hassan Ismail Mustafa
- Shakir Najib Ghanam
- * The body of the fighter was captured by IDF and removed to Israel but was returned to Lebanon in the prisoner exchanges in 2007-08.
References
- ↑ Cambanis, Thanassis (16 August 2006). "Reclaiming bodies and shattered lives in Lebanon". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Slackman, Michael (11 July 2007). "Where Outsiders, and Fear, Loom Over Daily Life". The New York Times.
- ↑ "شهداء عيناثا الابرار (The noble martyrs of Aynatha)". Municipality of Aynata. Retrieved Dec 28, 2011.
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