Wazzani

Al Wazzani (Al-Ouazzani[1]), also known as Arab Louaize,[2] is a small Lebanese village in the Hasbaya District of the Nabatieh Governorate, on the banks of the Hasbani River. The village is located about 1 km from the Wazzani Spring, a major source of the Hasbani, which is a tributary of the Jordan River.[3] The village has about 200 residents.[2]

In 2001 the Lebanese government installed a small pumping station with a 10 cm bore near the village, to supply water to the village as well the nearby villages al-Teiba[4] and Ghajar.[5] In March 2002 Lebanon also diverted part of the Hasbani to supply Wazzani village, an action that then Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, said was a "casus belli" and could lead to war.[6][7][8][9] The pumping station was destroyed during the 2006 Lebanon War.

References
  1. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ouazzani,+Hasbaya,+Nabatieh,+Lebanon&hl=en
  2. Water Wars in the Middle East: A Looming Threat, Hussein A. Amery, The Geographical Journal, Vol. 168, 2002
  3. Wazzani Springs pump nearing completion
  4. Hariri complains against Israeli threats: Lebanon seeks to complete al- Wazzani project
  5. LA Times Over Israeli Objections, Lebanon Opens Pumping Station on River 29 March 2001
  6. BBC 28 March 2002. Lebanon hails 'liberation of water'
  7. BBC 10 September 2002 Israel warns of war over water
  8. BBC 16 September 2002. US wades into Mid-East water dispute
  9. BBC 17 September 2002. Israel hardens stance on water.

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