Charkiyeh

• Name — Al-Sharqiyah • Native Name — الشرقية • Native Name Lang — ara • Type — Municipality • Pushpin Map — Lebanon • Pushpin Alt — Map showing the location of Al-Sharqiyah within Lebanon • Pushpin Caption — Location within Lebanon • Grid Position — 120/163 L • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Lebanon • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Nabatieh Governorate • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Nabatieh District • Established Date — 1649AD • Founder — Cheaib • Leader Title — Mayor • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — EET • Utc Offset1 — +2 • Time Zone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +3 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — +961 Al-Sharqiyah (ash-Sharqiyah, also Sharqiyeh, Charkieh) is a municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate region of southern Lebanon, located just north of Doueir.

Al-Sharqiyah was first settled by the family Cheaib whose members escaped systemic persecution in Eastern Lebanon back in 1574 AD by their enemies, the Houbaiches, Assafs and Saifas. Ranking members of the Cheaib's and their families fled to different parts of Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Israel, and Egypt where they currently reside. Many are well known especially in Nabatieh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النبطية), in South Lebanon. The Cheaib's trace their family roots to the ancient city of Arqa (Arabic: عرقة) in the North governorate. They also trace their ancestry to the Midianite Nabi (Prophet) Shuaib. In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (biblical figure)(/ˈdʒɛθroʊ/; Hebrew: יִתְרוֹ, Standard: Yitro, Tiberian: Yiṯerô, meaning "His Excellence/Posterity"; Arabic: شعيب, romanized: Shuʿayb) was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. In 1875, Victor Guérin visited the place (which he called Charkieh), and described it: "I go up to Charkieh, passing by a oualy dedicated to Neby-Djelil. Near this sanctuary is an ancient reservoir, of the shape of a rectangle, made in the rock. Charkieh is a small village of 150 Metualis, situated on a hill and whose houses are roughly built. The reservoir of which I have spoken, a well, and a certain number of regular materials which were used in the construction of the oualy, and of the minaret which surmounts it, announce that this locality succeeded an ancient village."

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.31% of registered voters in Al-Sharqiyah. 98.23% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.