Jwaya (), or Jouaiya,From personal name, Palmer, 1881, p. 23 is a municipality in Tyre District, South Governorate, Lebanon. It is located in the center of Jabal Amil, from the capital Beirut, from Sidon, and from Tyre. Its elevation is above sea level.
History In 1596, it was named as a village, Juba, in the Ottoman nahiyah (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the liwa (district) of Safad, with a population of 87 households and 38 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 11,859 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 180Note that Rhode, 1979, p. 6 writes that the register that Hütteroth and Abdulfattah studied was not from 1595/6, but from 1548/9
Several lintels have been found here.Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116 In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as "a large village, built of stone and of good materials, containing about 1,000 Metawileh. They weave and dye cloth, and have a small market. It is situated on a hill, and is surrounded with olives, figs, and arable land. The water supply is from two springs and many cisterns."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 92
In mid-August 1986, three French soldiers – all members of UNIFIL – were killed by a remote-controlled bomb while jogging through Jwaya. The incident followed the killing of two Amal officials at a French checkpoint. At the time there were 605 French soldiers and 786 logistics staff serving with UNIFIL.Middle East International No 283, 12 September 1986, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Jim Muir p.12; Jules Kagian p.12
After Operation Accountability, in July 1993, some units of the Lebanese Armed Forces were deployed closer to the Lebanese border with Israel. A small base was established in Jwaya. It was the most southerly point of their deployment.Middle East International No 462, 5 November 1993, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Editor Michael Adams; Cherif J. Cordahi ‘Letter from South Lebanon’ p.24
Demographics In 2014, Muslims made up 99.18% of registered voters in Jwaya. 97.00% of the voters were Shia Muslims.
Educational establishments
The table below provides a comparison of public and private schools locally and nationally. It can be used to assess the distribution of students between public and private institutions both locally and nationally. All data provided on education concerning the 2005–2006 school year.
Educational establishments Jwaya (2005–2006) Lebanon (2005–2006) Schools 6 2,788 Public schools 4 1,763 Private schools 2 1,025 Students in public schools 1,160 439,905 Students in private schools 530 471,409
Media Ahl Jwaya Group: www.ahljwaya.com Jwaya First: www.jwayafirst.com
Notable people Ali Tneich (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
References
Bibliography
External links Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons Jouaiya, Localliban: Centre de resource sur le developpement local Ahl Jwaya website: www.ahljwaya.com