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(Redirected from Derdghaiya) Municipality in South Governorate, Lebanon
Derdghaya دردغيا
Municipality
Country Lebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictTyre
Time zoneGMT +3

Derdghaya (Arabic: دردغيا) is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.

History

Main article: 2024 Derdghaya Melkite Church airstrike
Rescuers among the ruins of the destroyed church

On 9 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on a Melkite church in the village of Derdghaya, in Southern Lebanon, as part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The airstrike killed at least eight people inside the church. The IDF also hit the house of a priest and the parish offices.

Demographics

In 2014, Christians made up 95.38% of registered voters in Derdghaya. 75.27% of the voters were Greek Catholics and 16.26% were Maronite Catholics.

References

  1. Balog, Amy (10 October 2024). "LEBANON: At least eight killed in airstrike on church". acnuk.org. Aid to the Church in Need.
  2. Henríquez, Andrés (11 October 2024). "Israeli missile destroys Catholic church in Lebanon; at least 8 dead". catholicnewsagency.com. CNA.
  3. "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة دردغيا، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Flag of Lebanon Tyre District, South Governorate
Capital: Tyre
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33°16′N 35°22′E / 33.267°N 35.367°E / 33.267; 35.367

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