Zibqin
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Zibqin is a town in South Lebanon, 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the capital, Beirut. It is 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) above sea level. The town contains old Roman and Greek ruins. It contains the following families: Bzeih ,Sleibe, Barakat and Aatwi (عطوي). It is famous for tobacco and olives. It contains over 600 houses, and has a population of 3,000. The majority of the village was damaged in the 2006 Lebanon War. The name is of non-semitic origin. It stands for Zebu-Kine which means herd of cows. The origin of the name is unknown. There are signs of crusader presence in the ruins and the population