Al-Ghaziyah is one of the largest businesses hubs in South Lebanon and it houses a large fuel refinery (TapLine).

Al-Ghaziyah is bordered by a number of villages in the southern and western side such as Qinnarit, Magdouche, Darb es Sim, Zaita, Aaqtanit, Maamriye, Zahrani.

[1] During 2006 Lebanon War, on the 7 August, Israeli warplanes bombed and killed a total of 16 civilians in Ghazieh.

[2] On the 8 August, Israeli airplanes killed another 10 civilians, in three different incidents.

[3] In 2014, Muslims made up 99.58% of registered voters in Al-Ghaziyah.