Ghobeiry

Together with several neighboring towns and municipalities, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry makes up the southern suburb of Beiruts, called Dahieh. It is the biggest Municipality in Lebanon.

• Name — Ghobeiry • Native Name — غبيري • Native Name Lang — ar • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — GhobeiryStreet.jpg • Image Caption — A street in Ghobeiry • Pushpin Map — Lebanon • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Lebanon • Mapframe — yes • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Lebanon • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Mount Lebanon • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Baabda • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Ha — 120 • Elevation M — 50 • Population As Of — 2014 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — EET • Utc Offset1 — +2 • Timezone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +3 Ghobeiry (also spelled Ghbayreh or Ghabariyeh) is a municipality in the Baabda District of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The inhabitants of Ghobeiry are predominantly Shia Muslims. In May 1988, following three weeks of intense fighting between Amal and Hezbollah, Ghobeiry and Chiyah were the only districts of Beirut that Amal was able to retain control of, the rest of Southern Beirut coming under Hizbullah control. Together with several neighboring towns and municipalities, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry makes up the southern suburb of Beiruts, called Dahieh. It is the biggest Municipality in Lebanon.

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Ghobeiry. 79.14% of the voters were Shiite Muslims and 20.26% were Sunni Muslims.

• Mustafa Badreddine (1961–2016), former Hezbollah member • Mohamad Ali El Husseini (born 1974), former Hezbollah member • Mohamad Baker El Housseini (born 2002), footballer • Hasan Farhat (born 2004), footballer