Sibline is a town in the Chouf area, Mount Lebanon. Chouf App is a utility app for Chouf-area residents — it connects Sibline with Chouf-based stores for shopping and with a directory of trusted local trades.
elevation ~349 m
Sibline is a Chouf-area settlement in Mount Lebanon.
The local claim of an Arabic origin ('two water fountains') is rejected; researchers agree the name derives from Syriac meaning 'those who endure and are patient.' Near its shore lie remains of an ancient fort known as Qalaat al-Husn, built of massive stones.
بلطجي، الحاج، حمود، الخوري، شديد، شعبان، شلاقة، عجوز، علي، عيد، قوبر، يونس
~40 km from Beirut · ~35 min drive
The town of Sibline is in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, at around 349 m elevation.
Sibline is about 40 km from Beirut, roughly a 35-minute drive.
The local claim of an Arabic origin ('two water fountains') is rejected; researchers agree the name derives from Syriac meaning 'those who endure and are patient.' Near its shore lie remains of an ancient fort known as Qalaat al-Husn, built of massive stones.
Families associated with Sibline include: بلطجي, الحاج, حمود, الخوري, شديد, شعبان, شلاقة, عجوز, علي, عيد, قوبر, يونس.
Notable people connected to Sibline include Hussein Al-Hajj.
Sibline is one of the seventeen municipalities that form the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Kharroub El-Chamali — the northern half of the Iqlim El-Kharroub belt of Chouf District. The union takes Mazboud as its seat and runs from Jiyeh and Rmaileh on the Mediterranean up to roughly 795 metres at Daraya and Aanout on its eastern, mountainous edge. Within the union, Sibline carries an outsized share of the local economy: it is the site of the cement factory described as one of the area's largest private employers, hosts the government hospital that serves the wider area, and is home to the chocolate makers Patchi and Al Wafa; it is also the location of the union's recognised Palestinian refugee gathering.
Source: UN-Habitat Lebanon (2023), A Road Map Towards a Socioeconomic Development Plan for the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Kharroub El-Chamali, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.