Jabal Amel

Jabal Amel ( ar: جبل عامل, sometimes listed as Jabal Amil ) is the historical name of southern Lebanon up to the establishment of modern Lebanon in 1920.

Name

Jabal Amel means mountains of Amil and is named after the tribe of " Amila " (also Banu Amela ) named. This mountainous region is mainly inhabited by Shiites .. Jabal Amel is also synonymous with the northern part of the historic Galilee.

Places

Larger towns of Jabal Amel are Tyre, Sarafand, Nabataea, and Bint Jbeil Tibnine.